mucosa
Spanish, noun/muˈkosa/
mucosa is spelled M-U-C-O-S-A (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,063rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mucosa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of mucoso. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana que produce una substancia densa y pegajosa que protege diversos órganos y partes del cuerpo”.
What does mucosa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mucoso
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membrana que produce una substancia densa y pegajosa que protege diversos órganos y partes del cuerpo.
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 mucosa
- mucosas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mucosa?
- /muˈkosa/
- [muˈko.sa]
- [muˈkosa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mucosa in Spanish?
mucosa appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).