microondas

See also: micro-ondas

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikɾʊˈondɐs/

Noun

microondas m (invariable)

1. microwave

Further reading

• “microondas”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Noun

microondas m (invariable)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of micro-ondas; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Further reading

• “microondas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

A microwave oven

Etymology

Originally the plural of microonda; now also an independent masculine noun. See microonda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikɾoˈondas/ [mi.kɾoˈõn̪.d̪as]
• Rhymes: -ondas
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧on‧das

Noun

microondas m (plural microondas)

1. microwave oven, microwave

   Synonyms: horno de microondas, horno microondas

2. necklacing (execution by burning tyre)

Noun

microondas f pl

1. plural of microonda

Further reading

• “microondas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026