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óvalo

[ˈoβ̞alo]

Rhymes with o.ba.lo

Where it comes from

Del latín medieval ovalis, y este de ovum, "huevo", del protoindoeuropeo *h₂ōwyóm, posiblemente derivado de *h₂éwis, "ave". La palabra se acuñó a mediados del siglo XVI, poco antes de la adopción del equivalente óvale, a partir del italiano ovale. Compárese ovado, tomado del latín clásico ovatum

noun óvalos

Figura plana formada por una curva diferenciable, convexa, cerrada, con al menos un plano de simetría, que se asemeja a la elipse sin responder, como esta, a una función matemática precisa

In English

oval shape like an egg or ellipse
roundabout road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

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MLA

"óvalo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%B3valo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

óvalo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%B3valo

Chicago

"óvalo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%B3valo.

BibTeX

@misc{o_valo_2026,
  title = {óvalo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%B3valo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}