tiroides
See also: tiróides
Portuguese
Adjective
tiroides
- masculine/feminine plural of tiroide
Noun
tiroides f
- plural of tiroide
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French thyroïde; see more at English thyroid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈɾoides/ [t̪iˈɾoi̯.ð̞es]
- Rhymes: -oides
- Syllabification: ti‧roi‧des
Adjective
tiroides (invariable)
Noun
tiroides m or f same meaning (plural tiroides)
- thyroid
- Synonym: glándula tiroides
Usage notes
- Mainly masculine in Spain and feminine in Latin America.
Further reading
- “tiroides”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024