percebella

Galician

percebellas

Etymology

From percebe +‎ -ella, or from Late Latin *pollicipedicula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾθeˈβeʎɐ/, (western) /peɾseˈβeʎɐ/

Noun

percebella f (plural percebellas)

1. (crustacean) smooth gooseneck barnacle (Lepas anatifera)

   Synonym: percebe da madeira

2. (dated) bedbug

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “percebella”, 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), “percebella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “percebella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN