"almeja" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /alˈmexa/, [alˈme.xa] Forms: almejas [plural]
Rhymes: -exa Etymology: Probably from Arabic الْمَحَار (al-maḥār). Compare Portuguese amêijoa. Etymology templates: {{der|es|ar|محار|الْمَحَار}} Arabic الْمَحَار (al-maḥār), {{cog|pt|amêijoa}} Portuguese amêijoa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} almeja f (plural almejas)
  1. clam, cockle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-almeja-es-noun-YKV671zQ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Bivalves Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 87 13
  2. (vulgar, slang) cunt Tags: feminine, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-almeja-es-noun-Vm9TLUhs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: almeja asiática, almeja de río
Categories (other): Seafood Disambiguation of Seafood: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "hyphenation": [
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        "(vulgar, slang) cunt"
      ],
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        "vulgar"
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[alˈme.xa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-exa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "almeja"
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    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Arabic",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "clam, cockle"
      ],
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          "cockle"
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      ],
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[alˈme.xa]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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