homúnculo
See also: homunculo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin homunculus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈmũ.ku.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈmũ.ku.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈmũ.ku.lu/
Noun
homúnculo m (plural homúnculos)
- diminutive of homem
- (alchemy) homunculus (miniature of a person believed to reside inside sperm)
Further reading
- “homúnculo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin homunculus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈmunkulo/ [oˈmũŋ.ku.lo]
- Rhymes: -unkulo
- Syllabification: ho‧mún‧cu‧lo
Noun
homúnculo m (plural homúnculos)
Further reading
- “homúnculo”, 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