aluda

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlu.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈlu.ða]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin alūta.

Noun

aluda f (plural aludes)

1. a type of tawed leather made from the hides of lambs or kid goats and used for gloves, purses, book covers, etc; lambskin, kid leather

Etymology 2

From Latin lōlīgō. Compare Galician lura, Portuguese lula.

Alternative forms

• alutja (Menorca)

Noun

aluda f (plural aludes)

1. southern shortfin squid (Illex coindetii)
2. (Mallorca) European flying squid

   Synonyms: canana, passamar

Further reading

• “aluda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “aluda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “aluda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “aluda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Verb

aluda

1. inflection of aludir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Adjective

aluda f

1. feminine singular of aludo

Verb

aluda

1. inflection of aludir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative