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sesamoide

Portuguese, adjective

sesamoide is spelled S-E-S-A-M-O-I-D-E (9 letters). Sesamoide is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “sesamoid (that has a similar appearance or shape to a sesame seed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, sesamóide is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of sesamoide; still used where…”.

What does sesamoide mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinesesamoid (that has a similar appearance or shape to a sesame seed)

  2. 2

    femininemasculinesesamoid (said to be a small bone or cartilage that develops within a tendon or near a joint)

adjective

as sesamóide
  1. 1

    femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of sesamoide; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

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

Forms of sesamoide

  • sesamoides plural
  • sesamóideo alternative
  • sesamóides plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

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