tendão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tendō, tendōnem, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”)

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tẽˈdɐ̃w̃/ [tẽˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: ten‧dão

Noun

tendão m (plural tendões)

  1. (anatomy) tendon (tissue that connects a muscle with a bone)

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