cotiledón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cotylēdōn, from Ancient Greek κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotileˈdon/ [ko.t̪i.leˈð̞õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: co‧ti‧le‧dón

Noun

cotiledón m (plural cotiledones)

1. (botany) cotyledon

Further reading

• “cotiledón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10