branquia
Spanish, noun/ˈbɾankja/
branquia is spelled B-R-A-N-Q-U-I-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written Spanish, the 231,957th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branquia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de las aperturas que se encuentran en los costados de peces y otros animales acuáticos y que son…”.
What does branquia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegill
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de las aperturas que se encuentran en los costados de peces y otros animales acuáticos y que son empleadas en el proceso de la respiración.
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 branquia
- branquias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branquia?
- /ˈbɾankja/
- [ˈbɾãŋ.kja]
- [ˈbɾãŋkja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to branquia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is branquia in Spanish?
branquia appears about once in every 43 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).