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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese espunlha (13th century), from Latin spongia (“sponge”). Compare also enxunlla, ensulla from Latin axungia. Cognate with Spanish espundia.
Pronunciation
Noun
espulla m (plural espullas)
- wart
- Synonym: verruga
- growth in the belly or the udders of the cow
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espunl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN