tonsila

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tõˈsi.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tõˈsi.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tõˈsi.lɐ/

Noun

tonsila f (plural tonsilas)

(anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small mass of lymphoid tissue)
Synonym: amígdala

Further reading

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