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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ferula. Compare obsolete English ferula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeɾula/
- Rhymes: -eɾula
- Syllabification: fé‧ru‧la
Noun
férula f (plural férulas)
- (medicine) splint
- (figurative) oppression
- Synonyms: sujeción, mando, sometimiento
- (botany) giant fennel (Ferula communis)
- Synonym: cañaheja
- (obsolete) ferule
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