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2024
maxila
maxila
Portuguese
Alternative forms
maxilla
(
obsolete
)
Noun
maxila
f
(
plural
maxilas
)
(
anatomy
)
maxilla
(upper
jawbone
)
Hypernyms
osso
Related terms
mandíbula
maxilar
Etymology
Borrowing
from
Latin
maxilla
(
“
jaw
”
)
, a diminutive of
māla
(
“
jaw
”
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(key)
:
/mak.ˈsi.la/
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