tálamo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta.la.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta.la.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈta.lɐ.mu/
Noun
tálamo m (plural tálamos)
- (anatomy) thalamus (structure within forebrain)
- (botany) thalamus (receptacle of a flower)
- a couple’s bed
Related terms
- anfitálamo
- atálamo
- hipotálamo
- monotálamo
- talâmico
- talamo-
Further reading
- “tálamo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “tálamo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “tálamo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “tálamo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtalamo/ [ˈt̪a.la.mo]
- Rhymes: -alamo
- Syllabification: tá‧la‧mo
Noun
tálamo m (plural tálamos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tálamo”, 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