émbolo

See also: embolo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin embolus, from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈembolo/ [ˈẽm.bo.lo]
Rhymes: -embolo
Syllabification: ém‧bo‧lo

Noun

émbolo m (plural émbolos)

piston
Synonym: pistón
(pathology) embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism)

Derived terms

cafetera de émbolo

Related terms

embolia

Further reading

“émbolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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