aurícula

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əwˈɾi.ku.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [awˈɾi.ku.la] === Noun === aurícula f (plural aurícules) (anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head) Synonym: pavelló (anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart) (botany) auricle (any appendage in the shape of an earlobe) ==== Related terms ==== auricular === Further reading === “aurícula”, 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 “aurícula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “aurícula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “aurícula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ikulɐ Hyphenation: au‧rí‧cu‧la === Noun === aurícula f (plural aurículas) (anatomy) auricle (ear-shaped appendage of the atrium of the heart) (botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an earlobe) ==== Related terms ==== auricular aurículo === Further reading === “aurícula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aurícula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of oreja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /auˈɾikula/ [au̯ˈɾi.ku.la] Rhymes: -ikula Syllabification: au‧rí‧cu‧la === Noun === aurícula f (plural aurículas) (anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aurícula”, 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