vómer

See also: vomer, vòmer, and vômer

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vōmer (“ploughshare”).

Noun

vómer m (plural vómeres)

(anatomy) vomer, the vomer bone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

vômer (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōmer (“ploughshare”), due to its thin shape.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.mɛɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.mɛɾ/

Hyphenation: vó‧mer

Noun

vómer m (plural vómeres) (European spelling)

(anatomy) vomer bone

Hypernyms

osso

Related terms

vomeriano

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