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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃeˈɾinɡa/,
- Rhymes: -inɡa
- Hyphenation: xe‧rin‧ga
Noun
xeringa f (plural xeringues)
- syringe
Catalan
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of siringa.
Pronunciation
Noun
xeringa f (plural xeringues)
- syringe
- (colloquial) garden hose, firehose
- Synonym: mànega
- (botany) squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
- Synonym: cogombre salvatge
See also
Galician
Noun
xeringa f (plural xeringas)
- Alternative form of xiringa