gengiva

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gingīva.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒenˈd͡ʒi.va/
Rhymes: -iva
Hyphenation: gen‧gì‧va

Noun

gengiva f (plural gengive)

(anatomy) gum, gingiva

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Anagrams

vaneggi

Portuguese

gengiva

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gengiva, from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.bɐ/ [ʒẽˈʒi.βɐ]

Hyphenation: gen‧gi‧va

Noun

gengiva f (plural gengivas)

(anatomy) gum (flesh around teeth)

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