quitina
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”) + -ina.
Further reading
- “quitina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quitina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “quitina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “quitina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”) + -ina.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈt͡ʃi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kiˈti.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: qui‧ti‧na
Noun
quitina f (usually uncountable, plural quitinas)
- (biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈtina/ [kiˈt̪i.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: qui‧ti‧na
Further reading
- “quitina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yurumanguí
References
- Gregorio Arcila Robledo, Las Misiones Franciscanas en Colombia: Estudio Documental (1950), citing Romero's wordlist
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