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Meaning of Uvula | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
  2. the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate
  3. an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper

Equivalents

العربية لهاة لهاة الحلق
Català garganxó llengüeta neulella úvula
Čeština čípek
Cymraeg tafodig
Dansk drøbel
Ελληνικά σταφυλή
Español campanilla galillo gallillo úvula
Suomi kitakieleke
Français luette uvula uvule
Gaeilge sine siain
Gàidhlig cìoch-shlugain
ગુજરાતી પડજીભ
עברית ענבל
Հայերեն լեզվակ
Íslenska úfur
Italiano ugola
한국어 목젖
Kurdî çapik
Te Reo Māori toke
Bahasa Melayu anak lidah anak tekak uvula
Nederlands huig
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਾ
Polski języczek
Português úvula
Română omușor
Slovenčina čapík
తెలుగు కొండనాలుక
Tagalog tilao
Türkçe dilcik küçük dil
Tiếng Việt lưỡi gà

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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