Meaning & use

apéndice

noun·Everyday

The Spanish word for appendix, used for both the small pouch attached to the intestine and a book's supplementary section.

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In Spanish, apéndice can mean the same body part that English speakers call the appendix.

The Spanish textbook placed extra grammar notes in an apéndice at the back of the book.

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Apéndice is a cognate of the English word appendix, so its spelling and meaning are easy to guess.

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