bulbo
Esperanto
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
Noun
bulbo m (plural bulbi)
- bulb
- ball, globe
- light bulb, light globe
- breakwater ((nautical) a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbuɫ.bu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuw.bu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuw.bo/
Synonyms
- bolbo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulbo/, [ˈbulβo]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bulbo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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