napia

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“nose, beak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnapja̝/

Noun

napia m (plural napias)

1. (colloquial) nose (in particular, a big nose)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “napia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “napia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “napia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnapja/ [ˈna.pja]
• Rhymes: -apja
• Syllabification: na‧pia

Noun

napia f (plural napias)

1. (colloquial) a person's nose, especially if big

Further reading

• “napia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28