caluga
Catalan
editEtymology
editProbably from cala (“cove”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcaluga f (plural calugues)
- thinlip mullet
- Synonyms: cap-pla, llissa capplà
- leaping mullet
- Synonyms: llissa agut, llissa fusany
- boxlip mullet
- Synonym: llissa morruda
Further reading
edit- “caluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Probably from substrate language.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcaluga f (plural calugas)
- nape; back of the head
- 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de deputados:
- pois penso que desvarías
desd'a caluja hastr'os pés- then I think that you are delusional
from top to toe
- then I think that you are delusional
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “caluga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “caluga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “caluga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcaluga f (plural calugas) (Chile)
Further reading
edit- “caluga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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