fíbula
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.
Pronunciation
Noun
fíbula f (plural fíbules)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Related to fivela.
Pronunciation
Noun
fíbula f (plural fíbulas)
Hypernyms
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet hebilla.
Noun
fíbula f (plural fíbulas)
- fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
- (uncommon) fibula (bone)
- Synonym: peroné
- (mycology) clamp connection
Further reading
- “fíbula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28