alvéolo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alveolus. === Pronunciation === === Noun === alvéolo m (plural alvéolos) (anatomy) alveolus (small air sac in the lungs) (anatomy) dental alveolus; tooth socket (socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held) alveolus (small cavity or pit) cell (hexagonal compartment in a honeycomb) (geology, dated) alluvial fan (cone-shaped deposit of alluvium) Synonyms: leque aluvial, cone aluvial, cone de dejeção === Further reading === “alvéolo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alvéolo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === alveolo === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alveolus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbeolo/ [alˈβ̞e.o.lo] Rhymes: -eolo Syllabification: al‧vé‧o‧lo === Noun === alvéolo m (plural alvéolos) (anatomy) alveolus (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alvéolo”, 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