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pula f sing (pl.: pule)
- (agricoltura) definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu
- (zootecnia) definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu
- (regionale), (gergale) polizia
- (numismatica) definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu
- pù | la
IPA: /ˈpula/
dal latino tardo politīa e dal greco πολιτεία, derivazione di πολίτης cioè "cittadino"
Filipino
pula
- red
Finnish
pula
- shortage
- (economy) crisis
- urgent situation, scrape, pinch
- (slang) the police, the fuzz, the cops
Romanian
Perhaps from Latin word ampulla, something swollen (e.g. a bottle or phial)]; some Romanian dictionaries claim it is from the Latin word pullus, chicken; another theory is that it is a Dacian word:
- pesnis - pennis - penis (Latin)
- pesnis - pennis - pelnis - pellis - pula (Romanian; unconvincing theory)
pula
- penis
Usage notes
- Unfortunately and despite its age, in modern Romanian, "pula" is considered an offensive word.
Tagalog
pula
- red
Tswana
pula
- (in Botswana) rain
- (in Botswana) pula
- the popular toast Inglese
- received pronunciation: IPA: /pʊlə/, SAMPA: /pUl@/
- US: po͞olʹä, IPA: /puːlɑː/, SAMPA: /pu:lA:/
Homophones
pula
- The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.