pulgas

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pulīca, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (compare Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulɡas/ [ˈpul̪.ɡɐs̪]
• Hyphenation: pul‧gas

Noun

pulgas (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

1. flea

Derived terms

• pulgason

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga (“flea”), from Vulgar Latin *pulīca, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (compare Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulɡas/, [ˈpul.ɡas]
• Hyphenation: pul‧gas

Noun

pulgas

1. flea

Galician

Noun

pulgas

1. plural of pulga

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊlˈɡas/ [pʊlˈɡäs]
• Hyphenation: pul‧gas

Noun

pulgas

1. flea

   Synonym: niknik

Portuguese

Noun

pulgas

1. plural of pulga

Spanish

Noun

pulgas f pl

1. plural of pulga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• purgas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pulˈɡas/ [pʊlˈɡas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pul‧gas

Noun

pulgás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

1. flea

   Synonyms: kutong-aso, apsing, absing

See also

• garapata
• hanip

Further reading

• “pulgas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “pulgas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018