férula

See also: ferula and Ferula

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferula. Compare obsolete English ferula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɾula/ [ˈfe.ɾu.la]
• Rhymes: -eɾula
• Syllabification: fé‧ru‧la

Noun

férula f (plural férulas)

1. (medicine) splint
2. (figurative) oppression

   Synonyms: sujeción, mando, sometimiento

3. (botany) giant fennel (Ferula communis)

   Synonym: cañaheja

4. (obsolete) ferule

Further reading

• “férula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014