xeringa

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeˈɾinɡa/, [ɕeˈɾĩŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -inɡa
• Hyphenation: xe‧rin‧ga

Noun

xeringa f (plural xeringues)

1. syringe

Catalan

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of siringa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃəˈɾiŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃeˈɾiŋ.ɡa], [ʃeˈɾiŋ.ɡa]

Noun

xeringa f (plural xeringues)

1. syringe
2. (colloquial) garden hose, firehose

   Synonym: mànega

3. (botany) squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)

   Synonym: cogombre salvatge

See also

• injecció f

Galician

Noun

xeringa f (plural xeringas)

1. Alternative form of xiringa