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vallecula

UK/vaˈlɛk.jʊl.ə/US/væˈlɛk.jəl.ə/

vallecula noun: a depression, channel, or groove.

Noun

vallecula (plural valleculae or valleculas)

  1. A depression, channel, or groove.

vallecula meaning in Tamil

vallecula in Tamil

குழி, குழிவு

Forms of vallecula

pluralvalleculae
pluralvalleculas

Origin of vallecula

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

Words formed from vallecula

Words that rhyme with vallecula

Questions about vallecula

What does vallecula mean?
Vallecula means a depression, channel, or groove.
What is vallecula in Tamil?
Vallecula in Tamil is குழி, குழிவு. See Vallecula meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vallecula?
Vallecula is a noun.
How do you pronounce vallecula?
Vallecula is pronounced /vaˈlɛk.jʊl.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of vallecula?
The plural of vallecula is valleculae.

Words near vallecula in the dictionary

  1. Valle del Cauca
  2. Valle Vista
  3. Vallecillo
  4. Vallecillos
  5. Vallecito
  6. vallecula
  7. valleculae
  8. vallecular
  9. valleculars
  10. valleculas
  11. valleculate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vallecula (page history and authors); vallecula (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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