📚 noun • entry_id 20719

uvula

/ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

campanilla • galillo • gallillo • úvula

Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

Phrases

uvul-uvulatome uvulatomy uvulo-

Word forms

uvulae uvulas uvulæ