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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwelɡa/
- Rhymes: -elɡa
- Syllabification: cuel‧ga
Etymology 1
Deverbal from colgar.
Noun
cuelga f (plural cuelgas)
- hanging (especially of dried fruit)
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:Subió rápidamente la escalera vieja, atravesó el largo corredor desierto y entró en una vasta pieza que servía para conservar frutas en cuelga y contenía sacos vacíos, arcas y otros objetos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Verb
cuelga
- inflection of colgar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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