vallecula

Meaning

A depression, channel, or groove.

Synonyms

groove

valley

Translations

βόθρος

σχισμή

αυλάκι

ανατομικό βαθούλωμα

concavità

incavo

corredera

vallécula

estria

valleculate çukurcuğa ait

εντομή

αύλακα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaˈlɛk.jʊl.ə/

Etymology

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