vitelo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitellus.

Noun

vitelo (plural viteli)

  1. yolk (of an egg), vitellus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vitellus.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈte.lu/, /viˈtɛ.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈte.lo/, /viˈtɛ.lo/
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧tel‧lo

Noun

vitelo m (plural vitelos, feminine vitela, feminine plural vitelas)

  1. calf (young bull)
    Synonyms: bezerro, novilho, almalho, vítulo, tenreiro, terneiro

Noun

vitelo m (plural vitelos)

  1. (biology) vitellus, egg yolk
    Synonym: gema

References
  1. “vitelo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “vitelo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitellus.

Noun

vitelo m (plural vitelos)

  1. vitellus

Further reading
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