hľuza

See also: hluza

Slovak

Etymology

Cognate with Czech hlíza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦʎuza/, (high register) [ˈɦʎuza], (common) [ˈɦluza]
  • Rhymes: -uza
  • Hyphenation: hľu‧za

Noun

hľuza f

  1. (botany) tuber
  2. (medicine) abscess
    Synonym: absces
  3. (geology) a type of concretion

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
  • hľuzovite
  • hľuzovito
nouns

Further reading

  • “hľuza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
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