Portuguese

Noun

cóclea f (plural cócleas)

1. (anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

Synonyms

• caracol

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας ‎(kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).

Noun

cóclea f ‎(plural cócleas)

1. (anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

Synonyms

• caracol