gineceo

Borrowed from Latin gynaecēum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon), derived from γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.neˈt͡ʃɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧cè‧o

gineceo m (plural ginecei)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) gynaeceum (women's quarters in a household)
2. (botany) gynoecium

• gineceo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

From Latin gynaecēum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon).

• IPA^(key): /xineˈθeo/ [xi.neˈθe.o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /xineˈseo/ [xi.neˈse.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: gi‧ne‧ce‧o

gineceo m (plural gineceos)

1. (botany) gynoecium

• “gineceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025