pulga

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Asturian

Etymology

From the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).

Noun

pulga f (plural pulgues)

  1. flea (parasitic insect)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pulga f (plural pulgas)

  1. flea
  2. sand flea, sandhopper
    Synonyms: pulga da area, piollo pato

References

  • “pulga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pulga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pulga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pulga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

pulga

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”), from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (“flea”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pul‧ga

Noun

pulga f (plural pulgas)

  1. flea (parasitic insect)
    Synonyms: púlex, pulgo, púlice, sifonáptero

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (whence English puce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpulɡa/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulɡa
  • Syllabification: pul‧ga

Noun

pulga f (plural pulgas)

  1. flea
  2. (colloquial, US) flea market
    Synonyms: mercado de las pulgas, rastrillo, mercadillo
  3. (Spain) small sandwich; filled bread roll
  4. (uncountable) tiddlywinks
    Synonyms: juego de la pulga, pulga saltarina

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