espitllera
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Catalan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin specularia, neuter plural of specularis (“like a mirror”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.piʎˈʎe.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.piˈʎe.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.piˈʎe.ɾa]
Noun
[edit]espitllera f (plural espitlleres)
- loophole, arrowslit (opening in a wall)
- (dialectal) beehive entrance
- woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)
- Synonym: cardigassa
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “espitllera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “espitllera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “espitllera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.