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Catalan
Etymology
From orella + -ana.
Pronunciation
Noun
orellana f (plural orellanes)
- (usually in the plural) a strip of dried apricot, peach, or pear
- (Balearic) a sweetened strip of fried dough
- (botany) an oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
- Synonyms: auriana, pollancró, gírgola orellana
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾeˈʝana/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /oɾeˈʎana/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾeˈʃana/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾeˈʒana/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: o‧re‧lla‧na
Noun
orellana m or f by sense (plural orellanas)
- eavesdropper
Adjective
orellana
- feminine singular of orellano
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