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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, fetus), from ἐν (en, in-) + βρύω (brúō, to grow, to swell).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾiˈɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.bɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈbɾjɐ̃w̃/ [ẽˈbɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾiˈɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.bɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈbɾjɐ̃w̃/ [ĩˈbɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɾiˈɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /ẽˈbɾjɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: em‧bri‧ão

Noun

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embrião m (plural embriões)

  1. embryo (all senses)
  2. germ
  3. origin, beginning