"pulga" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpulɡa/, [ˈpul.ɣ̞a] Forms: pulgas [plural]
Rhymes: -ulɡa Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (whence English puce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|pulga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish pulga, {{inh+|es|osp|pulga}} Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, {{inh|es|VL.|*pūlica}} Vulgar Latin *pūlica, {{der|es|la|pūlex}} Latin pūlex, {{cog|en|puce}} English puce, {{der|es|ine-pro|*plúsis}} Proto-Indo-European *plúsis Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} pulga f (plural pulgas)
  1. flea Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pulga-es-noun-4bYHLAKf
  2. (colloquial, US) flea market Tags: US, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: mercado de las pulgas, rastrillo, mercadillo
    Sense id: en-pulga-es-noun-cnQHEa0P Categories (other): United States Spanish
  3. (Spain) small sandwich; filled bread roll Tags: Spain, feminine Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-pulga-es-noun-xgu-bQGH Disambiguation of Insects: 15 26 54 4 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 3 13 33 3 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 2 16 31 2 3 13 2 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 20 61 11
  4. (uncountable) tiddlywinks Tags: feminine, uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: juego de la pulga, pulga saltarina
    Sense id: en-pulga-es-noun-wskHNw8r Disambiguation of Games: 7 8 18 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: garrapata (english: tick)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "ipa": "[ˈpul.ɣ̞a]"
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          "word": "juego de la pulga"
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          "word": "pulga saltarina"
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpulɡa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpul.ɣ̞a]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ulɡa"
    }
  ],
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}

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