tonsilo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin tōnsillae (“tonsils”, plural). Compare French tonsille, Italian tonsilla, Dutch tonsil, Portuguese tonsila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tonˈsilo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: ton‧si‧lo

Noun

tonsilo (accusative singular tonsilon, plural tonsiloj, accusative plural tonsilojn)

1. (anatomy) tonsil

Related terms

• tonsilito (“tonsillitis”)

Ido

Noun

tonsilo (plural tonsili)

1. (anatomy) tonsil