pulga
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Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).
Noun[edit]
pulga f (plural pulgues)
- flea (parasitic insect)
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulga f (plural pulgas)
- flea
- sand flea, sandhopper
- Synonyms: pulga da area, piollo pato
References[edit]
- “pulga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “pulga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pulga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pulga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”), from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (“flea”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pul‧ga
Noun[edit]
pulga f (plural pulgas)
- flea (parasitic insect)
- Synonyms: púlex, pulgo, púlice, sifonáptero
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (whence English puce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulga f (plural pulgas)
- flea
- (colloquial, US) flea market
- Synonyms: mercado de las pulgas, rastrillo, mercadillo
- (Spain) small sandwich; filled bread roll
- (uncountable) tiddlywinks
- Synonyms: juego de la pulga, pulga saltarina
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- garrapata (“tick”)
Further reading[edit]
- “pulga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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