esfínter
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin sphincter, from Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “band, contractile muscle”), from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to bind tight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈfinteɾ/ [esˈfĩn̪.t̪eɾ]
- Rhymes: -inteɾ
- Syllabification: es‧fín‧ter
Related terms
Further reading
- “esfínter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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