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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eruga, Sardinian ruga.
Pronunciation
Noun
eruga f (plural erugues)
- caterpillar (a lepidopteran larva)
- caterpillar track
- caterpillar (a vehicle with caterpillar tracks)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “eruga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan eruga, eruca, from Latin ērūca.
Pronunciation
Noun
eruga f (plural erugas)
- A caterpillar (a lepidopteran larva)
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin eruca.
Noun
eruga f (plural erugas)
- Variant of ruga