úvula

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of Latin ūva (“grape”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈu.βu.lə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈu.vu.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈu.vu.la] === Noun === úvula f (plural úvules) (anatomy) uvula Synonyms: campaneta, gargamelló, llengüeta, gallet, garganxó, neulella ==== Related terms ==== uvular === Further reading === “úvula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva. === Noun === úvula f (plural úvulas) (anatomy) uvula Synonyms: campaíña, pingallón == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of ūva. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uvulɐ Hyphenation: ú‧vu‧la === Noun === úvula f (plural úvulas) (anatomy) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate) === Further reading === “úvula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “úvula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈubula/ [ˈu.β̞u.la] Rhymes: -ubula Syllabification: ú‧vu‧la === Noun === úvula f (plural úvulas) (anatomy) uvula === Further reading === “úvula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025