vólvulo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian volvolo. See volvo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lo/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔɫ.vu.lu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.bu.lu/ [ˈbɔɫ.βu.lu]
Noun
vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “vólvulo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “vólvulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin volvulus, from volvĕre (“twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbolbulo/ [ˈbol.β̞u.lo]
- Rhymes: -olbulo
- Syllabification: vól‧vu‧lo
Noun
vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)
Further reading
- “vólvulo”, 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