meningococo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μήνῐγγος (mḗningos) and Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meninɡoˈkoko/ [me.nĩŋ.ɡoˈko.ko]
Rhymes: -oko
Syllabification: me‧nin‧go‧co‧co

Noun

meningococo m (plural meningococos)

(bacteriology) meningococcus

Further reading

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

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