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xantoma

Portuguese, noun/ʃɐ̃ˈtõ.mɐ/

xantoma is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “xanthoma (dermatosis characterized by the presence of small yellowish tumors)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um depósito de material gorduroso, amarelado, rico em colesterol nos tendões ou na pele”.

What does xantoma mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinexanthoma (dermatosis characterized by the presence of small yellowish tumors)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. um depósito de material gorduroso, amarelado, rico em colesterol nos tendões ou na pele

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of xantoma

  • xantomas plural

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

How do you pronounce xantoma?

  • Brazil /ʃɐ̃ˈtõ.mɐ/
  • Portugal /ʃɐ̃ˈto.mɐ/

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