buccinator

== English == === Alternative forms === bucinator === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin buccinātor (“trumpeter”), from buccinō (“blow the trumpet”) +‎ -tor (“-ator, -er”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌk.sɪn.eɪ.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌk.səˌneɪ.tɚ/ === Noun === buccinator (plural buccinators or buccinatores) (anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek. ==== Translations ==== === References === “buccinator”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “buccinator”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bʊk.kɪˈnaː.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [but.t͡ʃiˈnaː.tor] === Noun === buccinātor m (genitive buccinātōris, feminine buccinātrīx); third declension alternative spelling of būcinātor ==== Descendants ==== → English: buccinator == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French buccinateur. === Noun === buccinator m (plural buccinatori) (anatomy) buccinator ==== Declension ====