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subcutáneo

Spanish, adjective/subkuˈtaneo/

subcutáneo is a Spanish adjective meaning “subcutaneous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se ubica o desarrolla inmediatamente por debajo de la piel”.

What does subcutáneo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    subcutaneous

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que se ubica o desarrolla inmediatamente por debajo de la piel.

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 subcutáneo

  • subcutánea feminine
  • subcutáneos masculine plural
  • subcutáneas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce subcutáneo?

  • /subkuˈtaneo/
  • [suβ̞.kuˈt̪a.ne.o]
  • [suβ̞kuˈt̪aneo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to subcutáneo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is subcutáneo in Spanish?

subcutáneo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).