pulmón

/pulˈmon/ · B1 · noun · m

lung

pulmón — lung

🫁 pulmón = the lung in pulmonary, from Latin pulmo

Spanish kept the Latin pulmo, the same root as English pulmonary, as in a pulmonary doctor who treats lungs. As a sound-alike, it is like pull-MOAN, a deep breath pulled in with a groan. The stress falls on -món.

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