adenoide
Spanish, noun/adeˈnoide/
adenoide is spelled A-D-E-N-O-I-D-E (8 letters). Adenoide is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “adenoid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tejido ganglionar situado detrás de las fosas nasales, en la nasofaringe. Su función es combatir los gérmenes…”.
What does adenoide mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinealternative form of adenoideo
noun
- 1
feminineadenoid
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tejido ganglionar situado detrás de las fosas nasales, en la nasofaringe. Su función es combatir los gérmenes durante los primeros años de vida. Su hipertrofia o vegetaciones dificulta la respiración por la nariz.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of adenoide
- adenoides feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adenoide?
- /adeˈnoide/
- [a.ð̞eˈnoi̯.ð̞e]
- [að̞eˈnojð̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to adenoide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.