pâncreas

/ˈpɐ̃kɾeas/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. pancreas

    • O pâncreas produz insulina.

      The pancreas produces insulin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Bauchspeicheldrüse

Bauchspeicheldrüse is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pancreas."

Spanish

páncreas

páncreas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pancreas."

French

pancréas

pancréas is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pancreas."

Practice

1 What does pâncreas mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ produz insulina.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pâncreas?

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