Tetilla
See also: tetilla
Translingual
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editTetilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Francoaceae – a monotypic genus containing Tetilla hydrocotylifolia, an herb from Chile known as the bridal wreath.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tetillidae – certain golf ball sponges.
References
edit- plant
- Tetilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tetilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Francoaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- sponge
- Tetillidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tetillidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Tetillidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish tetilla (“little breast”), because the cheese is usually shaped into cones that resemble breasts or (half) pears.
Noun
editTetilla (plural Tetillas)
- (A cone of) a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).