ribossomo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ribossoma (Portugal)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁi.boˈsõ.mu/ [ˌhi.boˈsõ.mu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌʁi.boˈsõ.mu/ [ˌχi.boˈsõ.mu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁi.boˈso.mo/ [ˌhi.boˈso.mo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁi.bɔˈso.mu/ [ˌʁi.βɔˈso.mu]

Hyphenation: ri‧bos‧so‧mo

Noun

ribossomo m (plural ribossomos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

(biology, cytology) ribosome (organelle involved in the production of proteins)

Further reading

“ribossomo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ribossomo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026