tuétano
Spanish, noun/ˈtwetano/
tuétano is spelled T-U-É-T-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,962nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tuétano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “marrow, bone marrow (the substance inside bones, as well as a food made from it)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tejido graso que se encuentra en el interior de los huesos de los vertebrados. Es suave, mantecoso y…”.
What does tuétano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemarrow, bone marrow (the substance inside bones, as well as a food made from it)
- 2
masculinepith
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tejido graso que se encuentra en el interior de los huesos de los vertebrados. Es suave, mantecoso y hematógeno. 2. Preparación a partir de este tejido, usada como alimento. 3. Parénquima suave y esponjoso que se encuentra en la parte central del tallo de las plantas. Está rodeado por haces de tejido conductor en un anillo más resistente o leñoso. Puede desaparecer parcial o totalmente, según la planta, dejando a veces un tallo hueco.
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 tuétano
- tuétanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tuétano?
- /ˈtwetano/
- [ˈt̪we.t̪a.no]
- [ˈt̪wet̪ano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tuétano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tuétano in Spanish?
tuétano appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).