salpinge

Italian

Etymology

From Latin salpinx, from Ancient Greek σάλπιγξ (sálpinx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈpin.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -indʒe
• Hyphenation: sal‧pìn‧ge

Noun

salpinge f (plural salpingi)

1. (anatomy) salpinx (a trumped-shaped tube)
   1. Eustachian tube

      Synonym: tuba di Eustachio

   2. Fallopian tube

      Synonym: tuba di Falloppio

Anagrams

• spegnila

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin salpinx, from Ancient Greek σάλπιγξ (sálpinx).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈpĩ.ʒi/ [saʊ̯ˈpĩ.ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈpĩ.ʒi/ [saʊ̯ˈpĩ.ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈpĩ.ʒe/ [saʊ̯ˈpĩ.ʒe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈpĩ.ʒɨ/ [saɫˈpĩ.ʒɨ]

• Hyphenation: sal‧pin‧ge

Noun

salpinge f (plural salpinges)

1. (archaic, anatomy) Eustachian tube

   Synonym: trompa de Eustáquio

2. (archaic, anatomy) Fallopian tube

   Synonym: trompa de Falópio

Further reading

• “salpinge”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “salpinge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025