guerra

From Early Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”).


llama

Inherited from Latin lama. Cognate with Spanish lama, Portuguese lama, Italian lama and Galician lama.

wet land, field that's always wet and doesn't need to be watered


llama

Inherited from Latin flamma. Cognate with Spanish llama, Sicilian ciamma.


pariente

From Latin parentem, accusative singular of parēns.


anu

(anatomy) anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)

(Western Asturias) Alternative form of añu


voz

From Latin vōcem, singular accusative of vōx.


ventana

From Vulgar Latin *ventāna, derived from Latin ventus (“wind”).


coral

coral (canonical feminine)
corales (canonical)
corales (plural)

From Old Leonese cor, from a derivative of Latin cor with a group suffix -al. Doublet of corazu, corazón, and cuer.

La coral asítiase nel llau esquierdu'l pechu

The heart is located on the left side of the chest


plata

From Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide”), because silver was often made into sheets.


viña

From Latin vīnea (“vineyard, grapevine”), from vīnum (“wine”).


saya

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).


día

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dia, first-declension reshaping of Classical Latin diēs.


español

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español m sg (feminine singular española, masculine plural españoles, feminine plural españoles)

española (feminine singular)
españoles (masculine plural)
españoles (feminine plural)


capital

capital city (city designated as seat of government)


tractor

Borrowed from English tractor, formed from Latin tractus + the suffix -or.


interior

interior (the inside of an enclosed structure)


base

From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).


doctor

doctor (person who has attained a doctorate)


metal

From Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon).


hospital

Borrowed from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”).


home

From Latin homō, hominem, from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ.

L'home equí ye'l fíu María


corazón

From Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, derived from Latin cor.


música

Borrowed from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “of a Muse”).

der

music (sound, organized in time in a melodious way)


flor

From Latin flōrem, showing a conservative treatment of Latin /fl-/.


miel

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.


zeta

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.


casa

inner space of shoes (especially clog's)


idea

Borrowed from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).


cesta

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).


delta

delta (landform at the mouth of a river)


ni

nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)


coala

koala (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear)


información

Borrowed from Latin īnfōrmātiōnem, accusative form of īnfōrmātiō (“idea, concept”).


democracia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).


tuberculosis

(pathology) tuberculosis (infectious disease)


hermanos

plural of hermanu (“brothers; siblings, brothers and sisters”)


agua

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.


cheque

cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)


poeta

From Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).


primavera

From Late Latin prīma vēra, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + vēr (“spring”).


ser

From Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.


alce

elk (UK), moose (US) (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces))


arma

From Late Latin arma (“weapon”), from Latin arma (“defensive arms”).


mano

From Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry).


pluma

Probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin plūma (“feather”). Compare Spanish pluma, however.


nalga

From Late Latin natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”).


elefante

Borrowed from Latin elephantem, accusative of elephans, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās). Cognates include Spanish elefante and Portuguese elefante.


querer

From Latin quaerō (“seek, look for, desire”).


biblioteca

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).


pera

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.


materia

Borrowed from Latin materia. Cf. madera.


variable

(mathematics) variable (a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)


vela

From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum.

sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)


ilesia

From Old Leonese eglesia, from Latin ecclēsia.


sílaba

From Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).


carta

From Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

playing card (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card)


bue

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs.


profeta

prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)


pulga

From the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).


fame

From Vulgar Latin *faminem or *famen, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”).

Teníemos fame.


vez

(countable) time (instance or occurrence)


mesa

From Vulgar Latin mēsa, from Latin mēnsa.


tierra

From Latin terra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).


catalán

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catalán m sg (feminine singular catalana, masculine plural catalanes, feminine plural catalanes)

catalana (feminine singular)
catalanes (masculine plural)
catalanes (feminine plural)

From Catalan català (adjective), Catalunya (noun).

Hebo un discutiniu ya fai dellos años porque un conceyal separatista nun pueblu catalán emplegara tópicos anti-asturḷḷioneses por burḷḷase de la relativa probedá n'Estremadura.

There was a controversy some years ago because a separatist councilman in a Catalan town made use of anti-Asturleonese stereotypes to mock the relative poverty of Extremadura

El catalán ye una de les ḷḷingües falaes en Cataluña y polo xeneral na fastiera este la península ibérica, aseméyase abondo col occitanu, y xébrenla d'aquesti dellos rasgos estremaos

Catalan is one of the languages spoken in Catalonia and in the eastern side of the Iberian peninsula in general, it is closely-related to Occitan, and is distinguished from this language by various unique traits


cantor

From Latin cantor (“male singer”), cantōrem.


placenta

Borrowed from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta (“cake”), from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα (plakóenta), accusative of πλακόεις (plakóeis, “flat”).


alba

From Vulgar Latin *alba, from Latin albus (“white”).


nome

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.


hora

¿Qué hora ye?

7.00 pm


enigma

From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).


cucu

From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).


costa

From Latin costa, possibly through the intermediate of another language; compare Spanish costa, Galician costa. Doublet of cuesta.

shore (land adjoining a large body of water)


puerta

From Old Leonese puerta, from Latin porta. Compare Mirandese puorta, Italian porta, Galician porta, Spanish puerta, Portuguese porta.


madre

From Latin māter, mātre (“mother, matron”).


chimenea

chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue)


mirar

mirares (plural)
mirar (infinitive)
mirando (gerund)
m miráu (participle past)
f mirada (participle past)
n mirao (participle past)
m pl miraos (participle past)
f pl miraes (participle past)
miro (first-person indicative present singular)
mires (indicative present second-person singular)
mira (indicative present singular third-person)
miramos (first-person indicative plural present)
miráis (indicative plural present second-person)
miren (indicative plural present third-person)
miraba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mirabes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
miraba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mirábemos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mirábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mirabeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
mirabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
miraben (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
miré (first-person indicative preterite singular)
mirasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
miresti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
miró (indicative preterite singular third-person)
miremos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mirastis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
mirestis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
miraron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mirare (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
mirara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
mirares (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
miraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
mirare (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
mirara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
miráremos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
miráramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
mirareis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
mirarais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
miraren (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
miraran (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
miraré (first-person future indicative singular)
mirarás (future indicative second-person singular)
mirará (future indicative singular third-person)
miraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
miraréis (future indicative plural second-person)
mirarán (future indicative plural third-person)
miraría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
miraríes (conditional indicative second-person singular)
miraría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
miraríemos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
miraríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
miraríeis (conditional indicative plural second-person)
miraríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
miraríen (conditional indicative plural third-person)
mire (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mires (present second-person singular subjunctive)
miras (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mire (present singular subjunctive third-person)
miremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
miréis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
miren (plural present subjunctive third-person)
miran (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mirare (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mirara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mirares (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
miraras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mirare (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mirara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
miráremos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
miráramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mirareis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
mirarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
miraren (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
miraran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mira (imperative second-person singular)
mirái (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).


espada

From Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”).


aorta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).


nave

Neses naves del polígunu fain planches de fierro vieyo qu'atopen perahi

In those industrial buildings they make plates from old iron that they find around.


tapa

From Gothic *tappa, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”).


valor

From Late Latin valor, valorem (“value”), from Latin valeō (“I am strong”).

value (numerical quantity measured, assigned or computed)

value (quality that renders something desirable or valuable)

value (the degree of importance one gives to something)

(music) value (the relative duration of a musical note)


maíz

maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)


ratón

From ratu (“mouse”) + -ón (augmentative suffix)


mente

From Latin mentem, singular accusative of mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.


martes

From Latin Mārtis dīes, variant of diēs Mārtis.


sala

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *sali.


pagoda

pagoda (a tiered tower with multiple eaves)


este

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”).


cachu

From Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from Latin caccabus (“pot”). Compare Spanish cacho.


yoga

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”).


costume

PIE word
 *ḱóm
 PIE word
 *swé
From Old Leonese custume, costume (11th c., Fuero de León); inherited from Latin consuētūdinem.

" Otru imperiu aquí fundemos; / Con elli la llíbertá, / Les costumes y los fueros

1887, Xosé Caveda, La Batalla de Covadonga:

May we found another empire here / With it the libery / The customs and the laws


problema

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).


fiesta

From Late Latin fēsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum.


árabe

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árabe m sg (feminine singular árabe, masculine plural árabes, feminine plural árabes)

árabe (feminine singular)
árabes (masculine plural)
árabes (feminine plural)


campus

Borrowed from Latin campus. Compare the inherited doublet campu.

campus (grounds or property of a school, etc)


cactus

(botany) cactus (member of the Cactaceae)


inglés

inglés m sg (feminine singular inglesa, masculine plural ingleses, feminine plural ingleses)

inglesa (feminine singular)
ingleses (masculine plural)
ingleses (feminine plural)


fada

From Vulgar Latin *Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”).


estudiante

student (person who studies an academic subject)


copia

copy (result of copying; an identical duplication)


anemia

anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)


cocina

From Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.


clon

clone (living organism (originally a plant))


zepelín

zeppelin (a type of large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century)


mierda

shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowel)


xenón

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “strange”).


suerte

luck (something that happens to someone by chance)


mañana

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *māneāna, from Latin māne.


muerte

From Latin mortem, singular accusative of mors (“death”).


xenofobia

xenophobia (a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners)


raza

race (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)


francés

francés m sg (feminine singular francesa, masculine plural franceses, feminine plural franceses)

francesa (feminine singular)
franceses (masculine plural)
franceses (feminine plural)


uña

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.


argón

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).


vista

From Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin visa, feminine past participle of videō.


verde

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Latin viridis. Cognate with English verdure, French vert, and various Romance homonyms.


cáncer

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Compare cangrexu.

cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)


cobre

From Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), from Latin cyprium (aes) (“Cypriot copper”), because Cyprus was its chief source.


valle

valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)


corbata

tie (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front)


fábrica

Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”).


septiembre

September (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar)


alfa

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.


diciembre

From Latin december, decembrem, from decem (“ten”).


oeste

Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west.


norte

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.


quimera

«Ca fiesta qu'habia, había quimera. […]

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 82

“In each party that occurred, there was a fight. […]


sable

From French sable and this from Late Latin sablum, from Latin sabulum, alternative form of sabulō. Compare sablera. Compare Italian sabbia, Occitan sabla.


sable

From Spanish sable and this from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya, cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Polish szabla, Serbo-Croatian сабља.


farmacia

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”)

der

pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)

pharmacy (science of medicinal substances)


maña

From Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill”), from Latin manus (“hand”).


boda

From Latin vōta (“vows”), plural of vōtum.


traductor

[t̪ɾa.ð̞uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]


polen

pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers)


raíz

From Latin rādīcem, singular accusative of rādix.


miércoles

From Latin Mercuriī dīēs, variant of dīēs Mercuriī.


fuerte

From Latin fortis, fortem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).


ciencia

Borrowed from Spanish ciencia, compare native cencia.


detective

— Pa correr yá tan los axentes d'uniforme. Ellos son el músculu y los detectives somos el celebru d'esti negociu — afirma apuntando col furabollos a la vidaya.

2019, Francisco Álvarez, Pasaxeres de la nueche, La Ciudá Negra:

"The uniformed cops do the running. They're the muscle and us detectives are the brains of this business", he stated, pointing to his temple with his index finger.


monte

From Old Leonese monte, from Latin montem, accusative of mōns.

forest, timberland "the wild", "the woods"


sudor

Borrowed from Latin sūdōrem due to retention of d.

sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)


cerveza

At least in this form, borrowed from Spanish cerveza.


dólar

dollar (designation for specific currency)


sistema operativu

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sistema operativu m (plural sistemes operativos)


esfera

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).


poder

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.


mangu

From Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).


esperanza

esperar + anza, or from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns.


rapaz

Borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).


nieve

From Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.


finlandés

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finlandés m sg (feminine singular finlandesa, masculine plural finlandeses, feminine plural finlandeses)

finlandesa (feminine singular)
finlandeses (masculine plural)
finlandeses (feminine plural)


puta

From a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. Cognate with French pute, Spanish puta, Portuguese puta, Galician puta, Catalan puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).


escuela

From Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”).


tíu

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tíu m sg (feminine singular tía, masculine plural tíos, feminine plural tíes)

tía (feminine singular)
tíos (masculine plural)
tíes (feminine plural)

From Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Spanish tío.


roble

oak (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)


tía

From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).


SIDA

AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)


parede

From Old Leonese, from Late Latin parētem, from Latin parietem m.


tinta

From Latin tincta (“dyed”), perfect passive participle of tingō (“dye”, verb).


anguila

eel (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)


grau

degree (of temperature, pressure, angle)


nivel

level, height (distance relative to a given reference elevation)

level (tool for finding whether a surface is level)


cara

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”).


perla

pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)


arteria

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā).


corrupción

Borrowed from Latin corruptiō, corruptiōnem. Cognate with Catalan corrupció.


respuesta

From responder, corrupted by puesta, feminine past participle of poner. Compare Catalan resposta, Galician resposta, Italian risposta, Portuguese resposta, Spanish respuesta.


escalera

From Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“stairs”).


manera

From Vulgar Latin *man(u)āria, from the feminine of Latin manuārius.


investigación

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investigación f (plural investigaciones)


nación

Borrowed from Spanish nación, from Latin nātiōnem.


división

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōnem.


prueba

From probar, or from Late Latin proba, from Latin probō.


conciencia

Borrowed from Spanish conciencia, compare native concencia.


tormenta

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

storm (disturbed state of the atmosphere)


república

Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).


fuerza

From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).

force (anything that is able to make a big change in person or thing)


monarquía

monarchy (form of government with a hereditary head of state)


invasión

Borrowed from Late Latin invāsio, invasionem.


sacerdote

Borrowed from Latin sacerdos, sacerdotem.


vivienda

From Latin vivenda, feminine future participle of vīvō (“I live”).


adolescente

adolescente m or f (plural adolescentes)


población

Formed from poblar + -ción, or a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnem from Latin populus (“people”).


amenaza

From Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).


condición

Borrowed from Latin conditiō, conditiōnis.


educación

Borrowed from Latin ēducātiō, ēducātiōnem. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.

bor+

education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)


razón

Tien razón pa tar enfadada.


duración

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dūrātiō, dūrātiōnem, from Latin dūrō.


tortuga

Probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.


corte

From Latin cōrtem, accusative of cōrs, shortened version of Latin cohors (“court; enclosure”).


política

politics (a methodology and activities associated with running a government)


mudanza

move (the event of changing one's residence)


detalle

detail (something small enough to escape casual notice)


visión

From Latin vīsiō. Cognate with Catalan visió.

vision (something imaginary one thinks one sees)


federación

From Late Latin foederātiō. Analyzable as federar + -ción.


cortina

Inherited from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

inh+

curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)


batalla

Compare Spanish batalla, Galician batalla, Portuguese batalha. Ultimately from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō.

battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)


espalda

From metathesis of Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”), from classical Latin spatha.


cadera

From Vulgar Latin cathégra, from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”).


regla

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula.


diente

From Latin dentem, the accusative singular of dēns.


golpe

From Late Latin colpus, from Latin colaphus (“blow; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow; slap”). Compare Spanish golpe.


recomendación

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recomendación f (plural recomendaciones)


nariz

From Late Latin nārīcem, ultimately derived from Latin nāris.


cárcel

From Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin carcer, carcerem.

prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)


cabeza

From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput.


violación

From Latin violātiō, violātiōnem (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”).


minoría

minority (subgroup that does not form half or more)


tarde

afternoon (part of the day between noon and sunset)

evening (time of day between the approximate time of dusk and midnight)


categoría

Borrowed from Late Latin catēgoria, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία (katēgoría).


princesa

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.


continente

Borrowed from Latin continens, continentem.

bor+

continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)


máquina

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).


preocupación

Borrowed from Latin praeoccupātiō, praeoccupātiōnem.


dirección

Borrowed from Latin dīrēctiō, dīrēctiōnem.


edición

[e.ð̞iˈθjõŋ]


tortura

From Late Latin tortūra, from Latin tortus, from torqueō.

torture (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)


sistema

From Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma).


faru

lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)


militar

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).


creación

Borrowed from Latin creatio, creationem.


tos

From Latin tussis, tussem, from Proto-Italic *tussis, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).


sonrisa

From Latin subrisa, feminine of subrīsus, past participle of subrīdeō (“I smile”).


risa

From Latin rīsa, feminine past participle of rīdeō.


cebolla

From Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

onion (a monocotyledonous plant of genus Allium allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.)


traducción

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”).


prostituta

prostitute (a person having sex for profit)


orina

From Vulgar Latin *aurīna, alteration of Latin ūrīna.


madrina

From Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”).


algodón

[al.ɣ̞oˈð̞õŋ]


moto

motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)


alemán

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alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

alemana (feminine singular)
alemanes (masculine plural)
alemanes (feminine plural)

From French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.


vacuna

vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)


puerto

(Ayer, Ḷḷena, Riosa, Los Argüeyos, Villacidayo) Alternative form of puertu


corteza

From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex.


ceniza

From Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis.


pierna

From Latin perna. Cognate with Spanish pierna (“leg”).


piedra

From Latin petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).


soga

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).


idioma

Borrowed from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “peculiarity; idiom”).


fruta

From frutu, corresponding to Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus.

fruit (any sweet, edible part of a plant)


melón

From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).


copa

cup (trophy in the shape of an oversized cup)


paella

Borrowed from Spanish paella, from Catalan paella, from Latin patella. Doublet of payella and padiella.


tienda

From Early Medieval Latin or Late Latin tenda, from Vulgar Latin *tendita, substantivized feminine of *tenditus, as a variant form of tentus, perfect passive participle of Latin tendō.


tradición

[t̪ɾa.ð̞iˈθjõŋ]

Borrowed from Latin traditio, traditionem.


dél

Alternative form of dello (when lacking the neuter)


erre

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.


albanés

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albanés m sg (feminine singular albanesa, masculine plural albaneses, feminine plural albaneses)

albanesa (feminine singular)
albaneses (masculine plural)
albaneses (feminine plural)


peseta

peseta (former currency of Spain and Andorra)


madera

From Latin māteria, from māter (“source”, literally “mother”).


mur

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.


venta

sale (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit)


tabla

table (grid of data in rows and columns)

table (collection of arithmetic calculations)


pitu

cock (male chicken or other gallinaceous bird)


torre

From Latin turris, turrem, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis).


cine

Clipping of cinema, from Ancient Greek κῑ́νημα (kī́nēma, “movement”).


cuerda

From Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).


carrera

From Late Latin (via) carrāria, from Latin carrus.


pota

Probably from Old French pot. Further etymology is obscure; perhaps from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”), from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“a type of vessel”).

unk

obscure

der

In a boiling pot you won't find flies (Who boils his pot with chips makes his broth smell of smoke)

En pota que fierve nun toparás mosques (proverb)

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico


dulzura

sweetness (condition of being sweet or sugary)


sombra

Ultimately from Latin umbra, through an intermediate Vulgar Latin form. Compare Spanish and Portuguese sombra.


ión

ion (atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge)


cacha

a piece of potato sown to sprout a new plant


caracol

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Compare with cuyar (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.

snail (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)


deu

From Latin digitus. Compare Spanish dedo.


posa

ringing of church bells when a person dies


propio

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propio m sg (feminine singular propia, masculine plural propios, feminine plural propies)

propia (feminine singular)
propios (masculine plural)
propies (feminine plural)


poema

From Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma).


sandía

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya, “Sindhi”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus#Translingual

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, a vine-like flowering plant)

watermelon (the fruit of the watermelon plant)


aldea

Borrowed from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”). Compare Spanish aldea, Portuguese aldeia.


cereza

From Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.


fonte

Inherited from Old Leonese fonte, from latin Latin fons.


pintura

From Vulgar Latin *pinctūra, from Latin pictūra.


biografía

From New Latin biographia, based on Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).


perdiz

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).


cometa

From Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”).

(astronomy) comet (a celestial body, generally with a tail)


bota

boot (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg)


ancla

From Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).


tecla

key, button (on a machine or musical instrument)


deporte

sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills)


estructura

structure (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts)


asturianu

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asturianu m (feminine asturiana, masculine plural asturianos, feminine plural asturianes)

asturiana (feminine)
asturianos (masculine plural)
asturianes (feminine plural)


gramática

grammar (rules for speaking and writing a language)


mancha

From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”).


receta

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin recepta.

slbor

recipe (instructions for making or preparing food dishes)


reverencia

bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)


serena

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).


tarda

Agora nun tengo tarda pa eso


torna

stones that are placed around a fire or stove

La torna moderna al asturianu de la Biblia entamó en 1988

The modern translation of the Bible into Asturian began in 1988


flecha

Borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, of Frankish origin.


terrorista

terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)


peón

Inherited from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”).


cromosoma

(biology, cytology) chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus)


cuestión

Borrowed from Latin quaestiō, quaestiōnem.


nietu

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nietu m sg (feminine singular nieta, masculine plural nietos, feminine plural nietes)

nieta (feminine singular)
nietos (masculine plural)
nietes (feminine plural)

Derived in masculine from the feminine nieta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”).


camisa

From Old Leonese, from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi.


sicilianu

sicilianu m sg (feminine singular siciliana, masculine plural sicilianos, feminine plural sicilianes)

siciliana (feminine singular)
sicilianos (masculine plural)
sicilianes (feminine plural)


falda

Borrowed from Spanish falda, gradually displacing native saya.


atleta

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).


pisu

apartment (domicile occupying part of a building)


estru

ferns, brushwood or straw that is placed on the ground of the stable for the animals to sleep


irlandés

irlandés m sg (feminine singular irlandesa, masculine plural irlandeses, feminine plural irlandeses)

irlandesa (feminine singular)
irlandeses (masculine plural)
irlandeses (feminine plural)


portugués

portugués m sg (feminine singular portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portugueses)

portuguesa (feminine singular)
portugueses (masculine plural)
portugueses (feminine plural)


mezquita

(Islam) mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)


pañal

From pañu (“cloth”), from Latin pannus (“piece of cloth”).


imán

magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)


ensalada

salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw ingredients, typically vegetables)


minutu

Borrowed from Latin minūtus. Compare the doublet menudu.


avestruz

From ave (< Latin avis) + Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


revolución

Borrowed from Late Latin revolūtiō, revolūtiōnem, from Latin revolvō.


tiburón

[t̪i.β̞uˈɾõŋ]


cai

Les cais el pueblu entovía-yos falta asfaltu.


danés

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danés m sg (feminine singular danesa, masculine plural daneses, feminine plural daneses)

danesa (feminine singular)
daneses (masculine plural)
daneses (feminine plural)


holandés

holandés m sg (feminine singular holandesa, masculine plural holandeses, feminine plural holandeses)

holandesa (feminine singular)
holandeses (masculine plural)
holandeses (feminine plural)


islandés

islandés m sg (feminine singular islandesa, masculine plural islandeses, feminine plural islandeses)

islandesa (feminine singular)
islandeses (masculine plural)
islandeses (feminine plural)


pascua

From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא (paskha), from Hebrew פסח (pesakh).


pilón

cured, smoke-dried and preserved throughout the year (a chestnut)


guarnición

garnish (something added for embellishment)


craniu

Borrowed from Medieval Latin crānium. Compare Spanish cráneo.


fase

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period


canción

From Latin cantiōnem. Cf. Spanish canción.


catedral

Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).


nave espacial

spaceship (vehicle that flies through space)


promesa

From Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“I send forth; I promise”).


ene

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.


cueva

From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus).


epilepsia

(pathology) epilepsy (medical condition)


ventosa

suction cup (cup using suction as an adhesive)


tiza

Borrowed from Spanish tiza, from Classical Nahuatl tīzatl.


mochila

backpack (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking)


emoción

emotion (person's internal state of being)


musa

From Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).


nuera

From Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.


nietos

plural of nietu (“grandsons; grandchildren, grandsons and granddaughters”)


osu

From Vulgar Latin *ussus, from Latin ursus. Compare Spanish and Galician oso, Old Portuguese usso.


pieza

Inherited from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis.


arna

Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to the cylindrical shape around the trunk of a tree.

bark, especially of the oak or chestnut tree

Les tendelaes nos pueblos facíenles les muyeris en inḷḷiendo les arnes con ḷḷexía .

In the villages, the women used to fill bark vessels with lye to hang the laundry.

Dái-yos más de xintar a les vueses vaques ca paecin afamiaes comu les arnes l'añu pasáu.

Give your cows more to eat because they look as hungry as last year's shavings.


aguacate

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl (“avocado”).


perda

From Vulgar Latin *perdita, from the feminine of Latin perditus (“lost”), perfect passive participle of perdō (“I lose”).


esca

tinder (dry plants used to light a fire)


conducta

Borrowed from Latin conducta < conductus.


nuez

From Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.


abertura

From Latin apertūra, equivalent to abiertu + -ura. Compare apertura.


ecosistema

ecosystem (system of an ecological community and its environment)


construcción

[kõns̪.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈθjõŋ]

Borrowed from Latin cōnstructiō, cōnstructiōnem. Cognate with Catalan construcció and Galician construción.


combinación

Borrowed from Late Latin combīnātiō, combīnātiōnis.


electrón

(physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)


documentación

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documentación f (plural documentaciones)


instante

moment, instance (very brief period of time)


adolescencia

adolescence (period between childhood and maturity)


anatomía

From Late Latin anatomia, based on Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “a cutting up; mutilation, direction”).


hormona

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).


aceituna

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُونَة (zaytūna), via Andalusian Arabic.


independencia

independence (state or quality of being independent)


terrateniente

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terrateniente m or f (plural terratenientes)


lluna

From Old Leonese lluna, from Latin lūna.


fantasía

From Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “apparition”).


atmósfera

From New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “vapor, steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”).


síntoma

From Latin symptōma, from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma).

symptom (indicators and characteristics of the presence of something else)


guitarrista

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guitarrista m or f (plural guitarristes)

guitarist (person playing or performing on the guitar)


caña

From Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).


asteroide

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).


telaraña

From tela + araña, or from a Vulgar Latin *tela aranea, from Latin tēla + arānea.

spiderweb (net-like construct of a spider)


timón

From Late Latin tīmōnem, alteration of Classical Latin tēmōnem.

(nautical) helm (steering apparatus of a ship)


mineraloxía

(petrology) mineralogy (the study or science of minerals)


astronauta

astronaut (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose)


erupción

[e.ɾuβ̞ˈθjõŋ]


acepción

[a.θeβ̞ˈθjõŋ]

Borrowed from Latin acceptio, acceptionem.


península

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

(geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)


clarinete

(music) clarinet (woodwind musical instrument)


xardín

From French jardin, of Germanic origin. Compare Spanish jardín.


órbita

orbit (path of one object around another)


maizal

piece of land cultivating corn; cornfield


húngaru

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húngaru m sg (feminine singular húngara, masculine plural húngaros, feminine plural húngares)

húngara (feminine singular)
húngaros (masculine plural)
húngares (feminine plural)


cofre

safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)


fotosíntesis

(biology) photosynthesis (biological process)


muralla

wall (defensive rampart built up of earth, stone etc.)


pelleyu

From pelleya, from Vulgar Latin *pellicla, from Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Compare Spanish pellejo.


biocenosis

(biology) biocoenosis (community of organisms)


frisón

frisón m sg (feminine singular frisona, masculine plural frisones, feminine plural frisones)

frisona (feminine singular)
frisones (masculine plural)
frisones (feminine plural)


lleche

From Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. Compare Leonese lleite, Mirandese lheite, Spanish leche, as well as dialectal Leonese tsechi and Extremaduran llechi.

Ta frío la lleche

Cola lleche fáise quesu y mantiega


vascu

vascu m sg (feminine singular vasca, masculine plural vascos, feminine plural vasques)

vasca (feminine singular)
vascos (masculine plural)
vasques (feminine plural)


sinagoga

From Late Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgḗ, “assembly”).


panadería

bakery (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold)


caligrafía

calligraphy (art of writing with decorative strokes)


pornografía

Anguaño, la pornografía asóciase al conxuntu d'espectáculos y producciones cinematográfiques, videográfiques, fotográfiques, gráfiques o lliteraries que faen una descripción esplícita del actu sexual y de los muérganos xenitales.


omnipresencia

omnipresence (the ability to be at all places at the same time)


oreya

Inherited from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.


ciudá

Fónonse á la ciudá como vinienon

1634-1662?, Antón de Marirreguera, Dido y Eneas:

They returned to the city just as they came

La ciodá de los Condes, Barcelona

1845-1895?, Teodoro Cuesta, El protomártir asturiano FR. Melchor García Sampedro:

Y vieno vivir ’n una ciodá llamáa Nazaré

1861, José Sánchez de Santa María, Evanxeliu según San Mateu:

And (he) came to live in a city called Nazareth


páxaru

From Vulgar Latin *passaru from Latin passer.


esponxa

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).


almendra

From Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of Pre-Greek origin.


sudu

sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)


abdicación

abdication (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder)


válvula

valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)


aceitera

dragonfly (an insect of the suborder Anisoptera)


escritura

From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).


bable

Onomatopoeic, similar to balbucir, English babble.

(chiefly derogatory or cute) Asturian (language)


bienestar

well-being (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity)


donación

donation (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause)


brazalete

bracelet (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament)


aragonés

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aragonés m sg (feminine singular aragonesa, masculine plural aragoneses, feminine plural aragoneses)

aragonesa (feminine singular)
aragoneses (masculine plural)
aragoneses (feminine plural)


sayu

Inherited from Latin sagum, compare Spanish sayo


islla

From Vulgar Latin *isula (possibly through the intermediate of Old Spanish isla), from Latin īnsula. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese yslla.


capitalista

capitalista m or f (plural capitalistes)


acetona

(organic chemistry) acetone (the organic compound (CH₃)₂CO)


pescador

pescador m sg (feminine singular pescadora, masculine plural pescadores, feminine plural pescadores)

pescadora (feminine singular)
pescadores (masculine plural)
pescadores (feminine plural)


horizonte

Borrowed from Latin horizōn, horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).


escorpión

From Latin scorpiōne, singular ablative of scorpiō.


cisne

From Latin cycnus, from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).


suegra

From Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus.

La mi suegra ye la mairi'l mio maríu

My mother-in-law is the mother of my husband


intérprete

interpreter (one who interprets speech in another language)


molécula

(chemistry) molecule (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds)


terraza

Spanish terraza, likely borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa. See tierra.


pauta

From Spanish pauta, from Latin pacta, plural of pactum.


condón

condom (flexible sleeve worn on the penis)


sellu

postage stamp (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid)


pezón

From a Vulgar Latin *pecione, a derivative of Late Latin peciolus, petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”).


popa

From Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).


nieta

From Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis.

granddaughter, female equivalent of nietu


preposición

Borrowed from Latin praepositiō, praepositiōnem.


curuxa

popular couplet

If the owl sings at night towards the south, it snows if it's winter and it rains if it's summer

Si la coruxa canta de nuiche canta pa lo solano, nieva si ye n'iviernu y llueve si ye en veranu

barn owl (a bird usually considered to bring bad or good luck)


furón

From Late Latin fūrō, fūrōnis (“thief”), from Classical Latin fūr (“thief”). Compare Portuguese furão, Galician furón and Spanish hurón.


camaleón

From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).


bufanda

scarf (long garment worn around the neck)


sieglu

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin saeculum.


xeitu

From a Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus, alteration of Latin iactus.

de mal xeitu


mundiu

From Latin mundus. Compare Spanish mundo.


llobu

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llobu m sg (feminine singular lloba, masculine plural llobos, feminine plural llobes)

lloba (feminine singular)
llobos (masculine plural)
llobes (feminine plural)

From Latin lupus. Compare Spanish lobo, Mirandese lhobo.


selmana

From Old Leonese [Term?], from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).


hermanu

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hermanu m sg (feminine singular hermana, masculine plural hermanos, feminine plural hermanes)

hermana (feminine singular)
hermanos (masculine plural)
hermanes (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Leonese ermano, from Latin germānus. Compare Mirandese armano.


xabón

From Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.


calcetu

A diminutive ultimately derived from Medieval Latin calcea; cf. Spanish calceta f.


gobiernu

From gobernar. Compare Spanish gobierno, Portuguese governo.


coldu

From Old Leonese [Term?] (compare Leonese coldo), from Latin cubitum (compare Spanish codo).


tardíu

From Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin Latin tardus. Compare Spanish tardío.


güeyu

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.

Pues abríi bien los güeyos y entamái a lleer, […]

2008, Pablo Rodríguez Medina, “¡Dios! ¡La que s’armó!”, in Ello ye too la xente que nun mos compriende, Academia Llingua Asturiana, page 9:

So open your eyes and start reading, […]


chubascu

From Portuguese chuva (“rain”). Compare Spanish chubasco.


seronda

From Latin sērōtina, feminine of Latin sērōtinus (“late; ripe”). Cognate with Spanish seruendo.


diptongu

A diphthong: a combination of two vowels in a single syllable.


llamera

From Vulgar Latin lemaria, from a Celtic lemo ("elm"). Compare Old Irish lem.


puertu

puertu → aeropuertu

2001, Gramática de la Llingua Asturiana, 3rd edition, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 361:

los camiones nun pasen pel puertu

the trucks don’t go through the mountain pass

A esto hai qu'añidir que cada pueblu ye, comu yá diximos, una unidá económica porque tien un espaciu d'aprovechamientu agrícola (cortines y güertos) y ganaderu (morteres y puertos) que ye esplotáu polos grupos familiares qu'ellí viven.

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 84–85

To this one must add that every village is, as we have already said, an economic unity because it has an agricultural (communal crop fields and gardens) and livestock (communal pastures and high pastures) use which is exploited by the family groups who live there.


xelu

Xelu tres de llovío, ñeve hasta'l xinoyu. (proverb)

Ice after having rained, snow up to the knee.


brazu

From Old Leonese, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).


muyer

From Old Leonese muller, from Latin mulierem. Compare Spanish mujer, Mirandese mulhier, Portuguese mulher and Galician muller.

Esta muyer ye la madre'l nuestru amigu

This woman here is the mother of our friend


conxugación

[kõɲ.ɕu.ɣ̞aˈθjõŋ]

Learned borrowing from Latin coniugātiō.


italianu

italianu m sg (feminine singular italiana, masculine plural italianos, feminine plural italianes)

italiana (feminine singular)
italianos (masculine plural)
italianes (feminine plural)


checu

checu m sg (feminine singular checa, masculine plural checos, feminine plural cheques)

checa (feminine singular)
checos (masculine plural)
cheques (feminine plural)


búlgaru

búlgaru m sg (feminine singular búlgara, masculine plural búlgaros, feminine plural búlgares)

búlgara (feminine singular)
búlgaros (masculine plural)
búlgares (feminine plural)


noruegu

noruegu m sg (feminine singular noruega, masculine plural noruegos, feminine plural noruegues)

noruega (feminine singular)
noruegos (masculine plural)
noruegues (feminine plural)


eslovacu

eslovacu m sg (feminine singular eslovaca, masculine plural eslovacos, feminine plural eslovaques)

eslovaca (feminine singular)
eslovacos (masculine plural)
eslovaques (feminine plural)


eslovenu

eslovenu m sg (feminine singular eslovena, masculine plural eslovenos, feminine plural eslovenes)

eslovena (feminine singular)
eslovenos (masculine plural)
eslovenes (feminine plural)


suecu

suecu m sg (feminine singular sueca, masculine plural suecos, feminine plural sueques)

sueca (feminine singular)
suecos (masculine plural)
sueques (feminine plural)


llingua

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


rumanu

rumanu m sg (feminine singular rumana, masculine plural rumanos, feminine plural rumanes)

rumana (feminine singular)
rumanos (masculine plural)
rumanes (feminine plural)


gallegu

gallegu m sg (feminine singular gallega, masculine plural gallegos, feminine plural gallegues)

gallega (feminine singular)
gallegos (masculine plural)
gallegues (feminine plural)

From Latin Gallaecus, from Gallaecia. Compare Galician galego, Spanish gallego.


occitanu

occitanu m sg (feminine singular occitana, masculine plural occitanos, feminine plural occitanes)

occitana (feminine singular)
occitanos (masculine plural)
occitanes (feminine plural)


alfabetu

From Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos).


pallabra

From Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).


rusu

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rusu m sg (feminine singular rusa, masculine plural rusos, feminine plural ruses)

rusa (feminine singular)
rusos (masculine plural)
ruses (feminine plural)


branu

From Vulgar Latin (tempus) *veranum, from Latin vēr (“spring”).


llibertá

Borrowed from Latin lībertās, lībertātem. Compare Spanish libertad, Portuguese liberdade.


griegu

griegu m sg (feminine singular griega, masculine plural griegos, feminine plural griegues)

griega (feminine singular)
griegos (masculine plural)
griegues (feminine plural)

From Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).


polacu

polacu m sg (feminine singular polaca, masculine plural polacos, feminine plural polaques)

polaca (feminine singular)
polacos (masculine plural)
polaques (feminine plural)


grupu

grupu consonánticu
grupu consonánticu#Asturian

(linguistics, phonetics) grupu consonánticu: a consonant cluster

grupu sintagmáticu
grupu sintagmáticu#Asturian

(linguistics, syntax) grupu sintagmáticu: a phrase


numberal

Los numberales son pallabres (axetivos, pronomes o sustantivos) qu'espresen númberu.

2001, Gramática de la Llingua Asturiana, 3rd edition, page:

The numerals are words (adjectives, pronouns or nouns) that express number.


bretón

bretón m sg (feminine singular bretona, masculine plural bretones, feminine plural bretones)

bretona (feminine singular)
bretones (masculine plural)
bretones (feminine plural)


feroés

feroés m sg (feminine singular feroesa, masculine plural feroeses, feminine plural feroeses)

feroesa (feminine singular)
feroeses (masculine plural)
feroeses (feminine plural)


castellanu

castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)

castellana (feminine singular)
castellanos (masculine plural)
castellanes (feminine plural)


xaponés

xaponés m sg (feminine singular xaponesa, masculine plural xaponeses, feminine plural xaponeses)

xaponesa (feminine singular)
xaponeses (masculine plural)
xaponeses (feminine plural)


guerra civil

civil war (war between factions within a single country)


mármol

From Latin marmor, marmore, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”).


faraón

From Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”), pr:aA

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


aspiradora

vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover (machine for cleaning)


cafeína

caffeine (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants)


pizarra

board (a surface that can be written upon with chalk, pens etc.)


detonador

detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)


palía

small stick used in the game of the same name that a player throws to another and that must be hit by another larger stick when it goes through the air

children's game in which a long stick (palitroque) is used to make the paliya jump by hitting it on one end


contorsionista

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contorsionista m or f (plural contorsionistes)

contortionist (an acrobat who twists their body)


piraña

Borrowed from Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi. For more details, see piranha.


escursionista

escursionista m or f (plural escursionistes)


equis

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.


efe

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.


piedra preciosa

piedra preciosa f (plural piedres precioses)


botica

Borrowed from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”).


proba

From Latin prora, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira).

(nautical) prow, bow (front part of a boat)


nerbata

Turdus merula
Turdus merula#Translingual

blackbird (a common true thrush, Turdus merula)


bienes

goods (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold)


bambú

From Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).


topu

From Latin talpa. Cognates include French taupe and Spanish topo.


bisnietos

plural of bisnietu (“great-grandsons; great-grandchildren, great-grandsons and great-granddaughters”)


bisnieta

great-granddaughter, female equivalent of bisnietu


dictadura

dictatorship (a government led by a dictator)


meditación

From Latin meditātiō. Also analyzable as meditar + -ción.


invención

[ĩm.bẽn̟ˈθjõŋ]

Borrowed from Latin inventiō, inventiōnem.


madrasta

From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).


senu

(anatomy) sinus (pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue)


radiu

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.


eyaculación

(biology) ejaculation (ejection of semen through the urethra)


aeronáutica

aeronautics (mechanics and science of aircraft)


herpetoloxía

herpetology (the branch of biology dealing with reptiles)


contradicción

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contradicción f (plural contradicciones)

Borrowed from Latin contradictio, contradictionem.


paleontoloxía

paleontology (study of prehistoric forms of life)


melaza

molasses (thick brownish syrup refined from raw sugar)


zooloxía

zoology (science that studies the animal kingdom)


saxofón

(music) saxophone (a musical instrument of the woodwind family)


xastre

Attested since 1707 (El Caballu). Borrowed from Spanish sastre.


virxe

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

slbor

virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)


rubín

From Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin ruber.


cristianu

Probably borrowed from Latin Christiānus.

Christian (member of the Christian religion)


rixidez

rigidity (the quality or state of being rigid)


xenoma

(genetics) genome (complete genetic information of an organism)


tronu

Borrowed from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).


fariña

From Latin farīna (“flour, meal”), from far (“kind of grain”).


rosada

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rōsāta, derived from Latin rōs.


pescuezu

Trai la mano á la ñeña pel pescuezo.

1750, Antón de Marirreguera, Dido y Eneas:

he brings the hand to the girl by the neck

Con esclavina al pescuezu per unes escalerines.

1789, Antonio Balvidares Argüelles, Les Exequies de Carlos III en Oviedo:

With a slave girl by the neck up some stairs.

ver los gües que, colgando del piscuezu

1878, Justo Álvarez Amandi, Beatus Ille:

La camisa, muy blanquina, como el piscuezu–y apreta,

1927, Faustino Cifuentes García, La confesión d'una neña:

The shirt, very white, how tight the neck is,


ascensión

Borrowed from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem.


orientaciones sexuales

orientación sexual
orientación sexual#Asturian


orientación sexual

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orientación sexual f (plural orientaciones sexuales)


clítoris

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

(anatomy) clitoris (elongated erectile organ)


astrofísica

astrophysics (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics)


ximelu

From Latin gemellus, from geminus. Cf. Spanish gemelo.


etimoloxía

Borrowed from Latin etymologia, itself from Ancient Greek.


caxa

Probably borrowed from Catalan caixa, from Latin capsa. Compare Spanish caja and English case or cash.


nazon

La nazón er bardón nuémase esbardu
The offspring of the bardón (brown bear) is called an esbardu


chambra

Borrowed from French robe de chambre, cognate with Galician chambra and Mirandese xambra.


disentería

(pathology) dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)


trompetista

trompetista m or f (plural trompetistes)

trumpeter (person who plays the trumpet)


xeneralización

xeneralización f (plural xeneralizaciones)


vaxina

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna. Compare the inherited doublet vaina.


mediu

Probably borrowed from Latin medius. Compare Spanish medio.


actu

(countable) act (division of theatrical performance)


unidá astronómica

unidá astronómica f (plural unidaes astronómiques)


peatón

pedestrian (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle)


versura

From Latin versura. Dialectal synonyms include bezura, basura, and besura. Compare Spanish basura.

Cola facisca barremus la versura y la povisa.

With the broom we sweep the trash and dust


automatización

automatización f (plural automatizaciones)


brusa

Borrowed from French blouse, cognate with Spanish blusa.


galbana

Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic [script needed] (galbāba, “grief, sadness”).

unk

Uncertain


unidaes astronómiques

unidá astronómica
unidá astronómica#Asturian


vegada

From Vulgar Latin *vicāta, from Latin vicis.

per primer vegada


payares

May come from Payares, a parish and town in the muncipality of Lena, by the Cantabrian Mountains, referring to the warm wind that enters Asturias from the south in Fall.
Alternatively from paya (“straw”), since it's the month when einkorn is planted.


xunetu

From a diminutive of xunu (“June”), from Latin iūnius. Compare Sicilian giugnettu, French juillet (cf. also the Old French form juignet), Occitan julhet, Walloon djulete. Most of the synonyms are just xunu (“June”) with different diminutives.


xineru

From Old Leonese jenero, jeneyro, from Vulgar Latin ienuārius, from Latin Iānuārius.


vienres

From Latin Veneris dīēs, variant of dīēs Veneris.


avientu

From Latin adventus, whence also Aragonese aviento and Basque abendu.


xueves

From Latin Iovis dīēs, variant of dīēs Iovis.


febreru

From Late Latin Febrārius, from Latin Februārius.


domingu

From a shortening of Late Latin diēs Dominicus (“Sunday”, literally “day of the Lord”).


agostu

From Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin augustus.


sábadu

From Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”).


llunes

From Latin Lūnae dīēs, variant of dīēs Lūnae.


oveya

From Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.


fierro

From Old Leonese fierru, from Latin ferrum.


diccionariu

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium (“dictionary”), from dictiō (“speaking”) + -ārium (“storage place”).


derechos humanos

human rights (the basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed)


fatu

bundle of things, especially one containing clothes, for travelling


llar

Inherited from Latin lār m (“household”).

inh+

Equí siempre sedrá mio llar

Voi prender el llar pa facer macarrones

I'm going to turn on the stove to make pasta


acupuntura

acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)


foz

ḥoce

Laverde, Peñamellera Baxa, Cabrales, Onís, Llanes (East)


declinación

Borrowed from Latin declinatio, declinationem.

(grammar) declension (a way of categorizing nouns)


apóstol

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “I send off”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I set”).

der

apostle (missionary or leader of a mission)


aerodeslizador

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aerodeslizador m (plural aerodeslizadores)

hovercraft (a vehicle supported on a cushion of air)


teatru

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”).


llebre

Inherited from Latin leporem.
Evidently the /j/ of the expected diphthong /je/ (cf. Spanish liebre) has been absorbed by the initial consonant.


cosadiella

Mui bien —dixo Kernuno — , pero sólo ye la primer cosadiella, inda me queden dos.

2008, Abel Martínez González, L'aventura de Mhino, page 41:

"Very well," said Kernuno, "but that's only the first riddle, I still have two left."


venenu

From Latin venēnum; probably a semi-learned form. Cf. venin, benin.


celebru

— Pa correr yá tan los axentes d'uniforme. Ellos son el músculu y los detectives somos el celebru d'esti negociu — afirma apuntando col furabollos a la vidaya.

"The uniformed cops do the running. They're the muscle and us detectives are the brains of this business", he stated, pointing to his temple with his index finger.

Alternative spelling of cerebru (“brain”)


golor

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin olor, olōrem, from Latin odor, influenced by oleō. Compare Spanish olor, Catalan olor.


pirotecnia

pyrotechnics (art and technology of fireworks)


quesu

From Old Leonese kesos (plural form), from Latin cāseus.


llagu

From Latin lacus (“lake”), from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).


mazana

From Vulgar Latin māla (“apples”) mattiana (“of Mattium”), though some theorize that mattiana was an Iberian pronunciation of the Gallo-Roman word matianium, a golden apple named after Gaius Matius, a horticulturist and friend of Caesar.


baloncestu

Calque of English basketball, from balón + cestu.


pascu

Inherited from Old Leonese pasco, from Latin pāscuum.


meudía

pal meudía


conceyu

From Old Leonese conceio from Latin concilium.


tiempu

From Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

¿Cuantu tiempu tien? Tien 12 años

How old is he/she? He/She's 12 years old


esguilu

(Eastern Asturian, Cabu Peñes, Paḷḷuezu, Central Leonese) Alternative form of esguil

Eastern Asturian; Central Leonese; Eastern Asturian; Central Leonese


esperteyu

From Latin vespertiliō, apparently via the nominative form.


culiebra

From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”).


camín

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin camminus, from Gaulish.


llugar

From Late Latin locālis, locālem, from Latin locus. Compare llocal.

Nun tuvi llugar a facelo


nueche

From Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.


gochu

From imitative goch, used to call pigs. Compare Spanish cocho and French cochon (“pig”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


mariellu

From Early Medieval Latin amārellus (“yellowish, pale”), derived from Latin amārus (“bitter”). Compare Spanish amarillo, Mirandese amarielho.


neñu

From a Vulgar Latin *ninus, probably imitative of infantile language. Compare Spanish niño, Galician neno, Italian nino.


caballu

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of Gaulish origin.


espublización

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espublización f (plural espublizaciones)


primer ministru

primer ministru m (plural primeros ministros)


décimu

Borrowed from Latin decimus. Compare diezmu.


frutu

fruit (the seed-bearing part of a plant)


impuestu

Probably borrowed from Spanish impuesto.


fueya

From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium.


furacu

Uncertain. Probably from a derivative of Latin forō. Compare Galician and Portuguese buraco, furaco. The form furáu likely derives from the Latin forātus; compare Galician furado, Spanish horado, Catalan forat.


aguya

From Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Cognate with Spanish aguja and Portuguese agulha.


nuedu

nuidu

Llangréu, L.lena, Riosa, methaphonetic expression


ríu

From Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”).


viérbene

From Vulgar Latin *vermen, verminem, a derivative of Latin vermis. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese vermen, Old Spanish vierven, French vermine.


pedazu

Inherited from Latin pittacium, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον (pittákion).


fin de selmana

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fin de selmana f (plural fines de selmana)


mieu

tengo mieu


reló

Ultimately from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Compare Spanish reloj.


trabayu

trabachu

Teberga, Somiedu, Cangas del Narcea, Patsuezu


mozu

Uncertain; related to Spanish mozo, Galician mozo, Portuguese moço.


machu

From Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus.


fariñes

porridge, mush (food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk)


muertu

From Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus.


carbayón

A type of sugar-coated cake made with almond, typical from Oviedo


bañu

Inherited from Latin baneum, variant of balneum.


fueu

From Latin focus. Compare Spanish fuego, Galician and Portuguese fogo

ḥuegu

Llanes, Oseya de Sayambre, Los Argüellos


derechu

From Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.


diezmillonésimu

diezmillonésimu m (plural diezmillonésimos)


comunidá autónoma

comunidá autónoma f (plural comunidaes autónomes)

autonomous community
autonomous community


espresión

Borrowed from Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).


movimientu

mover + -mientu, or perhaps partly based on Medieval Latin mōvimentum, from Latin moveō.


cañu

From Vulgar Latin *cannella, from Latin canna.


güe

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs. Compare Spanish buey.


fuercia

From Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis.

tener fuercia


cuélebre

(Asturian mythology) dragon (mythical creature).


trasgu

(Asturian mythology) A mischievous goblin with a hole in his left hand.


costáu

From Latin costātus. Compare Spanish costado.


fégadu

From Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).


paisanu

Compare Spanish paisano, Old French païsan, Sicilian pajisanu.


güelos

plural of güelu (“grandfathers; grandparents, grandfather and grandmother”)


ñetos

plural of ñetu (“grandsons; grandchildren, grandsons and granddaughters”)


ñetu

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ñetu m sg (feminine singular ñeta, masculine plural ñetos, feminine plural ñetes)

ñeta (feminine singular)
ñetos (masculine plural)
ñetes (feminine plural)


bisgüelos

plural of bisgüelu (“great-grandfathers; great-grandparents, great-grandfather and great-grandmother”)


bisgüeles

plural of bisgüela (“great-grandmothers”)


bisnietu

bisnietu m sg (feminine singular bisnieta, masculine plural bisnietos, feminine plural bisnietes)

bisnieta (feminine singular)
bisnietos (masculine plural)
bisnietes (feminine plural)


bisñetos

plural of bisñetu (“great-grandsons; great-grandchildren, great-grandsons and great-granddaughters”)


bisñetu

bisñetu m sg (feminine singular bisñeta, masculine plural bisñetos, feminine plural bisñetes)

bisñeta (feminine singular)
bisñetos (masculine plural)
bisñetes (feminine plural)


bisgüelu

bisgüelu m sg (feminine singular bisgüela, masculine plural bisgüelos, feminine plural bisgüeles)

bisgüela (feminine singular)
bisgüelos (masculine plural)
bisgüeles (feminine plural)


bisgüela

great-grandmother, female equivalent of bisgüelu


güelu

güelu m sg (feminine singular güela, masculine plural güelos, feminine plural güeles)

güela (feminine singular)
güelos (masculine plural)
güeles (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.


güela

From Late Latin aviola, diminutive from Latin avia. Cf. Spanish abuela, Portuguese avó.


padrín

From Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”).


primu

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primu m sg (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primos, feminine plural primes)

prima (feminine singular)
primos (masculine plural)
primes (feminine plural)


sobrín

From Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”).


pluscuamperfeutu

pluscuamperfeutu m (plural pluscuamperfeutos)


monxu

Derived one way or another from Old Occitan monge. Compare Spanish monje, Galician monxe.


corteya

From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex.


llancha

From Latin planca, from palanca, from phalanga.


molín

From Late Latin molīnum, from molīnus, from Latin molō.


establecimientu

establecimientu m (plural establecimientos)


carru

From Latin carrus, from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”).


cabu

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.


güelga xeneral

güelga xeneral f (plural güelgues xenerales)


güelga

Borrowed from Spanish huelga. Compare inherited term fuelga.


fiastru

From Late Latin fīliaster, fīliastrum, from Latin fīlius.


secador

hairdryer (electrical appliance for drying hair)


viesca

forest of low vegetation, understory, undergrowth

Viesques

a neighbourhood in Gijón and a village in Langreo


rodiya

Borrowed from Spanish rodilla. Completly displaced native xinoyu and partially rodiella.

rudía

Riosa, Ayer, Salas, Allande, Cabu Peñes, Tox


pioyu

From Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, from pēdis.


guaḥe

Perhaps from German Wagen or Dutch wagen, referring to the children who were in charge of pulling the wagons in the Asturian mines, the engineers of German and Dutch origin could have used this word to name them. Another theory says that it comes from native american origin and related to Spanish guaje. Or Proto-Celtic wassis.


xornada

From Old Occitan jornada. Compare Spanish jornada.


fuelga

From folgar, from Late Latin follicāre, from Latin follis. Compare Spanish huelga and its borrowed term güelga.


güevu

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum. Compare Spanish huevo.


semiente

From Latin sēmentis, from sēmen (“seed”).


güesu

From Latin ossum, popular variant of os. Compare Aragonese güeso, Spanish hueso.


guxán

Uncertain; possibly from a suffixed form of Latin cossus, but this is disputed. Cognate with Spanish gusano, also of uncertain origin.


fabades asturianes

fabada asturiana
fabada asturiana#Asturian


pote asturianu

pote asturianu m (plural potes asturianos)

A stew from Asturias, made of beans, pork meat products and vegetables.


amasuela

Compare Portuguese ameijoa, amêijoa, Spanish almeja.


frixuelu

from a formation from Latin frīgō (“fry”), (*frigeolum, *frixeolum) (compare frir (“to fry”))

a kind of fried crepe, thinner than the fayuelu or fayuela, traditional in Asturian carnival (antroxu)


dentón

[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪õŋ]


fabada asturiana

fabada asturiana f (plural fabades asturianes)

fabada asturiana
fabada asturiana#English


fabes con amasueles

fabes (“beans”) + con (“with”) + amasueles (“clams”)

fabes con amasueles
fabes con amasueles#English


bollu preñáu

→ English: bollu preñáu

→ Spanish: bollo preñao


carauterística

carauterística f (plural carauterístiques)


bautismu

Probably from Spanish bautismo, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptismus, baptismum, from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός (baptismós), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I immerse, plunge”).


llimón

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu), لیمون (limun), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū).


golfu

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).


miera

the amount of meat shared out to the members of a hunting party


estañu

From Latin stannum, stagnum, of Celtic origin.


esqueletu

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up”).


músculu

Borrowed from Latin mūsculus. Compare muslu.


abeya

Inherited from Latin apicula. Compare Spanish abeja and Portuguese abelha.


tamañu

From Latin tam magnus (literally “so big”).


dialéutica

From Latin dialectus (“local language, conversation, way of speaking”), of Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos, “conversation, speech, talk”), of διαλέγεσθαι (dialégesthai, “converse with each other”), from διαλέγειν (dialégein), from διά (diá) with λέγειν (légein).


cabaré

cabaret (live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub)


edá

Tien tres años d'edá.


pensamientu

pensar + -mientu. Compare Spanish pensamiento, Portuguese and Galician pensamento.


peligru

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin perīculum.


castañuela

(music) castanet (a single handheld percussion instrument)


métodu

From Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).


llecheru

From Latin lactārius, corresponding to lleche + -eru.


sistema nerviosu

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sistema nerviosu m (plural sistemes nerviosos)


sistemes operativos

sistema operativu
sistema operativu#Asturian


veceru

i sepian llos miós bezeros

1843, Juan Junquera Huergo, Llos Trabayos de Chinticu, archived from the original on 2024-07-16:

Y si lo jaces así, / Fasta una oreya apostare / A que tendrás más veceros,

And if you do it like this / I'd even bet an ear / You'll have more customers


aceru

From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies. Compare Spanish acero, Catalan acer, French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço.


flamencu

Flemish (Dutch language as it's spoken in Flanders)


grifu

From Latin grȳphus, gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).


castiellu

From Old Leonese, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum.


larinxe

From Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx), λάρυγγος (lárungos, “larynx, throat”).


llagartesa

From llagartu, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus. Compare Spanish lagartija, lagarto, Catalan llangardaix.


dialeutu

Borrowed from Latin dialectos, dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).


sielles llétriques

siella llétrica
siella llétrica#Asturian


sielles de ruedes

siella de ruedes
siella de ruedes#Asturian


siella llétrica

siella llétrica f (plural sielles llétriques)


siella de ruedes

siella de ruedes f (plural sielles de ruedes)


arqueru

arcu + -eru, possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”).


milagru

A semi-learned term borrowed from Latin mīrāculum. Compare Spanish milagro.


xaula

From Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Compare Spanish jaula, modern French geôle.


xugu

From Old Leonese yugo, from Latin jugum, iugum.


pareya

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Portuguese parelha, Spanish pareja.


capiella

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.


teitu

From Latin tēctum (“roof”). Compare Spanish techo.

Terminoloxía de los Teitos Somedanos

Xuacu López, Terminoloxía de los Teitos Somedanos, in 1986, Lletres Asturianes, volume 21

teito (round stone dwelling with straw or broom roof)

[…], con paredes de piedra ya teitu de teicha colorada.

2007, Marta Mori d’Arriba, María Prieto Grande, Xeres y xuegos de llingua oral, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 147:

[…] , with rock walls and a roof of red tiles.

(Western Asturias) Alternative form of techu


fechu

From Latin factum. Compare Spanish hecho, Portuguese and Galician feito.


dadu

die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)


nucleu

Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).


mazu

bunch (group or number of things: un mazu de llaves, un mazu de fotos)

(card games) deck (pack or set of playing cards: un mazu de cartes)


pulpu

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).


complementu indireutu

complementu indireutu m (plural complementos indireutos)


complementu direutu

complementu direutu m (plural complementos direutos)


comportamientu

comportamientu m (plural comportamientos)


deséu

From Early Medieval Latin dēsideus, from Latin dēsidia (“sloth, debauchery”).


virtú

Probably a semi-learned form from Latin virtus, virtutem.


roxu

From Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin russeus (“dark red”), from russus (“red”).


circu

Borrowed from Latin circus. Doublet of cercu (“ring, circle”), which was inherited.


párpagu

From Vulgar Latin *palpetrum, from Latin palpebra.


reñón

From Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”).


llámpara

From Late Latin lampăda, from Latin lampas. Compare Spanish lámpara.


creyencia

creyer + -encia, or a semi-learned adaptation of Medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credens.


armisticiu

Compare French and English armistice, Galician and Spanish armisticio, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Catalan armistici.


microorganismu

microorganismu m (plural microorganismos)


colombianu

colombianu m sg (feminine singular colombiana, masculine plural colombianos, feminine plural colombianes)

colombiana (feminine singular)
colombianos (masculine plural)
colombianes (feminine plural)


lleón

lleón m sg (feminine singular lleona, masculine plural lleones, feminine plural lleones)

lleona (feminine singular)
lleones (masculine plural)
lleones (feminine plural)


bolivianu

bolivianu m sg (feminine singular boliviana, masculine plural bolivianos, feminine plural bolivianes)

boliviana (feminine singular)
bolivianos (masculine plural)
bolivianes (feminine plural)


cubanu

cubanu m sg (feminine singular cubana, masculine plural cubanos, feminine plural cubanes)

cubana (feminine singular)
cubanos (masculine plural)
cubanes (feminine plural)


ermu

From Late Latin herēmus, erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos), ἤρεμος (ḗremos). Compare Spanish yermo.


prau

From Latin prātum. Compare Spanish prado.


enemigu

enemigu m sg (feminine singular enemiga, masculine plural enemigos, feminine plural enemigues)

enemiga (feminine singular)
enemigos (masculine plural)
enemigues (feminine plural)


inyeición

Borrowed from Latin iniectiō, iniectiōnem.


melecina

Y par’ eso ño hai otra melecina [...] Q' el tabaco ye llinda melecina

1634-1662?, Antón de Marirreguera, L'Ensalmador:

And for that there's no other medicine … That tobacco is a nice medicine

Ye melecina probada.

1744-1803?, Bruno Cepeda, Riqueza asturiana:

Me darás la melecina [...] Dándome la melecina

1845-1895?, Teodoro Cuesta, Barruntos d'Amor:

You will give me the medicine … Giving me the medicine

No hay melecina pa´ l malo

1861-1901?, Jorge Suárez de la Riera, El Rosariu:

non tópen melecina

1891, Bernardo Acevedo y Huelves, Últimos momentos de Jovellanos:


enanu

enanu m sg (feminine singular enana, masculine plural enanos, feminine plural enanes)

enana (feminine singular)
enanos (masculine plural)
enanes (feminine plural)


ñañu

ñañu m sg (feminine singular ñaña, masculine plural ñaños, feminine plural ñañes)

ñaña (feminine singular)
ñaños (masculine plural)
ñañes (feminine plural)


buelu

(Western Asturias) Alternative form of güelu


esplorador

esplorador m sg (feminine singular esploradora, masculine plural esploradores, feminine plural esploradores)

esploradora (feminine singular)
esploradores (masculine plural)
esploradores (feminine plural)


xuiciu

Borrowed from Latin iūdicium. Compare Spanish juicio. Cf. also xixu.


xuez

stick that goes through the middle of the hive, to hold the honeycombs


nanu

nanu m sg (feminine singular nana, masculine plural nanos, feminine plural nanes)

nana (feminine singular)
nanos (masculine plural)
nanes (feminine plural)


suegru

From Late Latin socrus m, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.


entruga

[ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾu.ɣ̞a]

Los signos d'entruga o d'interrogación (¿?) empléguense al principiu y a la fin d'una entruga direuta: ¿qué faes aende?

2001, Gramática de la Llingua Astuariana, 3rd edition, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 19:

The question or interrogation signs (¿?) are used at the beginning and the end of a direct question: ¿what are you doing there?

question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information)


arxentín

arxentín m sg (feminine singular arxentina, masculine plural arxentinos, feminine plural arxentines)

arxentina (feminine singular)
arxentinos (masculine plural)
arxentines (feminine plural)


vanidá

Probably borrowed from Latin vānitas, vānitātem.


sanidá

sanu + -idá, or from Latin sanitas, sanitatem, possibly semi-learned.


martiellu

From Old Leonese [Term?], from Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus.


tarxetes de creitu

tarxeta de creitu
tarxeta de creitu#Asturian


xardineru

xardineru m sg (feminine singular xardinera, masculine plural xardineros, feminine plural xardineres)

xardinera (feminine singular)
xardineros (masculine plural)
xardineres (feminine plural)


tarxeta de creitu

tarxeta de creitu f (plural tarxetes de creitu)


bibliotecariu

bibliotecariu m sg (feminine singular bibliotecaria, masculine plural bibliotecarios, feminine plural bibliotecaries)

bibliotecaria (feminine singular)
bibliotecarios (masculine plural)
bibliotecaries (feminine plural)


chilenu

chilenu m sg (feminine singular chilena, masculine plural chilenos, feminine plural chilenes)

chilena (feminine singular)
chilenos (masculine plural)
chilenes (feminine plural)


ceruxanu

ceruxanu m sg (feminine singular ceruxana, masculine plural ceruxanos, feminine plural ceruxanes)

ceruxana (feminine singular)
ceruxanos (masculine plural)
ceruxanes (feminine plural)


ciruxía

Borrowed from Latin chīrurgia, from chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) (cf. χειρουργία (kheirourgía)), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, labor”).


ciruxanu

From ciruxía, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *chirurgianus, from Latin chirurgia, from chirurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós).


postiella

From Vulgar Latin *pustella, from Latin pustula. Compare Spanish postilla, Portuguese bostela.


chigre

[ˈt͡ɕi.ɣ̞ɾe]


puorta

(Valdés, Grau, Candamu) Alternative form of puerta


xuliu

From Latin iūlius, probably a semi-learned term.


todiyu

From Latin tūbellum, diminutive of tūber. Compare Spanish tobillo.


filólogu

filólogu m sg (feminine singular filóloga, masculine plural filólogos, feminine plural filólogues)

filóloga (feminine singular)
filólogos (masculine plural)
filólogues (feminine plural)


himen

(anatomy) hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina)


bocana

Aprovechamos la bocana na tormenta pa marchar

We took advantage of the interruption in the storm to leave


aspirador

vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover (machine for cleaning)


güeyada

From Vulgar Latin *oculāta, ultimately from Latin oculus (“eye”). Or by surface analysis, güeyu + -ada.


estaferia

Compare Spanish sextaferia, from sexta feria, "Friday".

Les feches nes que se facíen les estaferies nos pueblos nun yeren arbitraries, […]

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 39

The dates during which the estaferias were conducted in the villages weren’t arbitrary, […]

community service
community service#English

community service for the reparation of roads


vecera

La vecera foi acabando nos pueblos de Quirós alredor de finales de los cincuenta y principios de los sesenta d’esti sieglu.

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 36

The vecera started disappearing in the villages of Quirós around the end of the fifties and beginning of the sixties of this century.

(uncountable) a system whereby villagers take turns watching a communal herd

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 29

The vecera had to leave and return to the village every day.

La vecera tenía de salir y tornar tolos díes al pueblu.


probitú

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 73

Poverty could sometimes be something so ordinary that aid would have been indispensable for some of the community’s members:

La probitú podía llegar a ser daqué tan cotidiano que l’aidanza llegaba a ser imprescindible pa dalgunos miembros de la comunidá:

poverty (quality or state of being poor)


torga

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Latin torques.

Anque nel puertu el pastu ye llibre y el ganáu anda per too ensin denguna torga, cada braña o macháu pertenez a un pueblu.

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 59

Even though in the summer pasture the pasture is free and the livestock walks all around without any torga, each braña or macháu belongs to a village.

a pole tied horizontally to the head of a sheep, calf or pig so it doesn’t get through fences


lentilla

Borrowed from French lentille. Compare llenteya.


responsabilidá

responsabilidá f (plural responsabilidaes)


máquines d'escribir

máquina d'escribir
máquina d'escribir#Asturian


máquina d'escribir

máquina d'escribir f (plural máquines d'escribir)


llegalización

llegalización f (plural llegalizaciones)


amistá

From Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”).


llucha

Inherited from Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor.


escurecer

dark (time of the day when the sky becomes dark)


seguridá

Borrowed from Spanish seguridad. Compare native word seguranza.


collecha

From Latin collēcta, collēctus (“gathered”), from colligō (“I gather, collect”). Compare Spanish cosecha, Portuguese colheita, Catalan collita, Occitan culhida, French cueillette. Cf. also the borrowed doublet coleuta.


arrabalde

Borrowed from Arabic الرَّبَض (ar-rabaḍ, “outskirts, suburb”).


zuna

Tien la zuna de comese les uñes

He/She has the habit of biting their nails

Tien zuna pa tratalu como-y beneficia

He/She has the astuteness to treat him how it benefits his/her


descontaminación

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descontaminación f (plural descontaminaciones)


devesa

From Old Leonese devesa, from Late Latin [terra] dēfēnsa (“defended land”). Cognate with Galician devesa, Occitan devesa and Spanish dehesa.

inh

a vast woodland, usually walled or fenced and shared between the locals, whose trees are not very densely packed, used to gather wood


mortera

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 57:
«Antis caún tenía la so pieza na mortera. […]
Previously everyone had an allotment in the communal pasture. […]


propiu

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propiu m sg (feminine singular propia, masculine plural propios, feminine plural propies)

propia (feminine singular)
propios (masculine plural)
propies (feminine plural)


atril

A stand for holding books, papers, etc.; music stand; bookstand.


xugular

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.


capítulu

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum. Compare the inherited doublet cabildu, cabidru.


tresformación

tresformación f (plural tresformaciones)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō, trānsfōrmātiōnem, from Latin trānsfōrmō.


butre

From Latin vulturem, accusative of vultur. Compare Spanish buitre.


escuchu

¿Tais al escuchu?


xuru

From Latin jūre, iūre, ablative of iūs, modified as if a deverbal from xurar. Compare Spanish jurar.


polvu

From Vulgar Latin *pulvus n, from Latin pulvis m. Compare Spanish polvo.


llume

From Latin lūmen. Compare Spanish lumbre, Portuguese and Galician lume.


roña

From Latin aerūgō, aerūginem (“rust”), from aes, aeris (“bronze”) + -ūgō (forms nouns denoting superficial coatings). Or maybe linked to a Vulgar Latin *ronea or *aronea, from Latin arānea (“spiderweb”) (perhaps with influence from another word, such as rōbīgō (“rust”), rubea (“reddish”), or rōdō (“gnaw”)); cf. araña.


mirandés

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mirandés m sg (feminine singular mirandesa, masculine plural mirandeses, feminine plural mirandeses)

mirandesa (feminine singular)
mirandeses (masculine plural)
mirandeses (feminine plural)


axedrez

[a.ɕeˈð̞ɾeθ]


fracasu

failure (state or condition of not meeting an objective)

failure (object, person or endeavour in a state of failure)


cuidáu

Borrowed from Spanish cuidado. Compare native word curiáu.


enemistá

From Vulgar Latin *inimicitas, inimiticatem, from Latin inimicitia.


castigu

punishment (penalty to punish wrongdoing)


costiella

From a diminutive of Latin costa. Compare Spanish costilla, Galician and Portuguese costela.

(nautical) rib (curved member attached to a ship's keel)


vehículu

vehicle (device for carrying or transporting)


llinia

line, queue (straight sequence of people or objects)

line (wire connecting one telegraphic station with another)


taxidermia

taxidermy (art of stuffing dead animals)


fuelle

bellows (device for delivering pressurized air)


náyade

From Latin Naias, Naiadis, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς (Naïás).


prexubilación

prexubilación f (plural prexubilaciones)


espeyu

From Vulgar Latin *speclum, from Latin speculum.


rellámpagu

From a derivative of Latin lampas. Compare Spanish relámpago.


sueñu

From Latin somnus (“sleep”) and somnium (“dream”).


gansu

From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans), from Proto-Germanic *gans. Compare Spanish ganso, Galician ganso, Portuguese ganso.


médicu

Borrowed from Spanish médico, compare native mélicu.


venáu

From Latin vēnātus. Compare Spanish venado.


pación

From Latin pastiō, pastiōnem, from pastus.


banduyu

From Vulgar Latin *ventriclus, from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *panticlus < *panticulus, diminutive of Latin pantex. Compare Spanish bandrullo, Portuguese bandulho.


tiesta

From Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin testa.

Les tenlleres tiesles a dambos llaos la tiesta.

Your temples are on either side of your head.


toxu

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word *toju or similar; compare Portuguese and Spanish tojo, Galician toxo.


aguarón

[a.ɣ̞waˈɾõŋ]

Arvicola sapidus
Wikispecies:Arvicola sapidus


focicu

Cognate with Spanish hocico, ultimately from Latin fodere (“to dig”). Compare also Portuguese focinho and Galician fociño.


primeros ministros

primer ministru
primer ministru#Asturian


lituanu

lituanu m sg (feminine singular lituana, masculine plural lituanos, feminine plural lituanes)

lituana (feminine singular)
lituanos (masculine plural)
lituanes (feminine plural)


variedá

variety (specific variation of something)


llinu

From Latin linum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno-.


llofín

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).


vecín

From Old Leonese vezino, from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus.


muslu

From Vulgar Latin *musclus, from Latin mūsculus (“muscle”). Compare Spanish muslo. See also músculu.


ḥenu

Borrowed from Spanish heno, from Latin fēnum. Doublet of fenu.


llóndriga

Ultimately from Latin lutra. Compare Catalan llúdriga, llúdria, Portuguese lontra, Galician londra, Spanish lutria, nutria.


viudu

From Latin viduus, or more likely formed from the feminine, viuda.


vidaya

2019, Francisco Álvarez, Pasaxeres de la nueche, La Ciudá Negra:


llenteya

From Vulgar Latin *lenticla, syncopated form of Latin lenticula. Compare lentilla.


diablu

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).


corderu

From Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from Latin chordus (“late born”).


coxín

From Vulgar Latin *coxīnum (“hip, thigh”) (compare Spanish cojín, French coussin), from Latin coxa (“hip”). Alternatively from Latin culcita (“mattress”); compare colcha (“quilt”).


berenxena

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Compare Spanish berenjena, Portuguese beringela.

bor

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)


xuventú

From Latin iuventūtem, accusative singular of iuventus (“youth”), probably a semi-learned term.


texón

From Late Latin taxō, taxonem, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.


escarabayu

From Vulgar Latin scarabaius, from Latin scarabaeus "beetle", from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos) "beetle".


direición

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin directio, directionem.


granizu

From Latin grandine, singular ablative of grandō, "hail", "ice ball" (perhaps influenced by granu, grain), + -izu.


truenu

Probably from Latin tonus (possibly through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *tronus, incremented with an -r- through influence from *tronitus < tonitrus), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos); compare Spanish trueno.


oriella

From Latin ora with a diminutive suffix. Compare Spanish orilla.


esclavu

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more.


solombra

Ultimately from Latin umbra, through an intermediate Vulgar Latin form. Compare Spanish and Portuguese sombra; cf. Old Spanish solombra, possibly from a Latin sub illa umbra. Compare also Ladino solombra, Mirandese selombra.


vergoña

From Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verecundia.


esḥueya

(Mining Basins, Eastern Asturias) Alternative form of esfueya


esfueya

«La esfuecha, al cabu, yera una fiesta. […]

1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 70

“The esfuecha, at the end, was a party. […]


prupiu

head

prupiu m sg (feminine singular propia, masculine plural propios, feminine plural propies)


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abrelates

can opener (device used to open tin cans)


aerómetru

aerometer (instrument used to measure mass and density of gases)


aditivu

additive (substance altering another substance)


agnosticismu

agnosticism (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable)


aeropuertu

airport (a place designated for airplanes)


abellota

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa, “oak, acorn”), from Aramaic בְּלוּטָא / ܒܠܘܛܐ (bəllūṭā, ballūṭā, “oak; acorn”).

der

Aramaic בְּלוּטָא


aceición

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin acceptio, acceptionem.


ablana

From Latin abellana, from Avella, a city in Italy.


alliteración

alliteration (the repetition of consonants)


altruísmu

(biology, sociobiology) altruism (policy that benefits others' interests)


alcoholímetru

alcoholometer (specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid)


alcantariella

sewer (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage)


anemómetru

(meteorology) anemometer (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind)


allacrán

scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)


altímetru

altimeter (an apparatus for measuring altitude)


apóstrofu

(orthography) apostrophe (the character ’)


antropofaxa

cannibalism (act of eating another of one's own species)


autenticidá

authenticity (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original)


anarquismu

anarchism (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms)


arcánxel

archangel (angel who leads other angels)


añu lluz

(astronomy) light year (astronomical distance)


armadillu

armadillo (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates)


astracción

Borrowed from Late Latin abstractio, abstractionem.


andarina

Probably from an Old Leonese *andorina (“swallow”), from a Vulgar Latin root *harundina, from hirundina-, from Latin hirundō, hirundine; cf. also harundō, which may have influenced it. Compare Leonese andolina, Galician andoriña, Portuguese andorinha.


antroxu

From Latin introitus. Compare Spanish antruejo.

carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)