"oreja" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /oˈɾexa/, [oˈɾe.xa] Forms: orejas [plural], orejita [diminutive], orejón [augmentative]
Rhymes: -exa Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish oreja, from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula. Compare Portuguese orelha. Doublet of aurícula, a borrowing from Latin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|oreja|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish oreja, {{inh+|es|osp|oreja}} Inherited from Old Spanish oreja, {{inh|es|la|ōricula}} Latin ōricula, {{cog|pt|orelha}} Portuguese orelha, {{doublet|es|aurícula}} Doublet of aurícula Head templates: {{es-noun|f|aug=orejón|dim=orejita}} oreja f (plural orejas, diminutive orejita, augmentative orejón)
  1. (anatomy) outer ear; auricle Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: pabellón Related terms: auricular
    Sense id: en-oreja-es-noun-ym4Y7P8s Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Derived forms: aguzar las orejas, amusgar las orejas, de cuatro orejas, el burro hablando de orejas, mojar la oreja, oreja de abad, oreja de fraile, oreja de gato, oreja de Judas, oreja de liebre, oreja de mar, oreja de monje, oreja de negro, oreja de oso, oreja de ratón, orejas de burro, orejas de soplillo, orejera, parar la oreja, planchar la oreja, retiñir las orejas, taparse las orejas, tener la mosca detrás de la oreja, tirón de orejas, ver las orejas al lobo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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