baço

Meaning

Noun

spleen

Adj

1. dull (not shiny)
2. dull (not colorful)
3. dull (lifeless, inexpressive)
4. swarthy (darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny)

Concepts

spleen

milt

lien

ill humour

mood

spitefulness

splenomegaly

Bacchus

ill humor

bad temper

spleen enlargement

distemper

dull

Opposite of

brilhante, vivo, vivaz

Synonyms

esplim

esplenomegalia

Translations

bazo

rate

milza

Milz

milt

melsa

σπλήνα

dalak

طحال

lien

liēn

σπλήνας

mèlsa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈba.su/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: bazo

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese baço, from Vulgar Latin *hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον (hēpátion), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). Compare Spanish bazo. Related to hepático.