zigoma

Esperanto

Etymology

From zigomo (“zygoma”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziˈɡoma/
• Rhymes: -oma
• Hyphenation: zi‧go‧ma

Adjective

zigoma (accusative singular zigoman, plural zigomaj, accusative plural zigomajn)

1. (anatomy) zygomatic

   la arko zigoma ― the zygomatic arch

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zi.ɡo.ma/
• Rhymes: -iɡoma
• Hyphenation: zì‧go‧ma

Noun

zigoma m (plural zigomi)

1. (rare) alternative form of zigomo

Further reading

• zigoma in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• zigoma in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• zìgoma in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• żìgomo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• zygoma (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζύγωμα (zúgōma), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡõ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡõ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡo.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡo.mɐ/ [ziˈɣo.mɐ]

• Hyphenation: zi‧go‧ma

Noun

zigoma m (plural zigomas)

1. (anatomy) cheekbone; zygoma

   Synonyms: zigomático, malar

   Hypernym: osso

Related terms

• bochecha
• maçã do rosto
• pómelo

Further reading

• “zigoma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “zigoma”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “zigoma” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “zigoma”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “zigoma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “zigoma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025