pelea

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See also: peleá and Pelea

English

 Melicope on Wikipedia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin pelea, from Hawaiian Pele (Hawaiian fire goddess) + -ea. Equivalent to Pele +‎ -a.

Noun

pelea (plural peleas)

  1. (dated, botany) Synonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈlea/
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: pe‧le‧a

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pelear (“to fight”).

Noun

pelea f (plural peleas)

  1. fight, brawl
    Synonyms: lucha, riña
  2. struggle (physical)
  3. quarrel, argument
  4. (boxing) fight, bout
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Etymology 2

Verb

pelea

  1. inflection of pelear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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