English Explanatory Dictionary

vallecula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A depression, channel, or groove.

Pronunciation

/vaˈlɛk.jʊl.ə/ /væˈlɛk.jəl.ə/ /vəˈlɛk.jəl.ə/

Word forms

vallecula valleculae valleculas

Etymology

1859 borrowing from Late Latin vallecula (“a little valley, glen, dell”), diminutive of vallēs (“a valley, vale”).

Derived words

vallecular valleculate
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