Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspur.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -urɡa
  • Hyphenation: spùr‧ga

Verb

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spurga

  1. inflection of spurgare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Noun

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spùrga f (plural spùrgos) stress pattern 1

  1. doughnut, donut
    Synonym: (proscribed) pončka
    varškės spurgoscheese curd doughnuts
  2. drill bit
    Nekraipyk gręždamas, nes spurgą nulauši
    Do not twist when drilling, because you will break the drill bit

Usage notes

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  • pončka and pončkas, derived from Polish pączek, are not recommended for use by the Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisija, except in specific stylistic cases.[1] Instead, the native word spurga should be used to denote "doughnut".

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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  • spurga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • spurga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024