xeringa

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Asturian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈɾinɡa/, [ɕeˈɾĩŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -inɡa
  • Hyphenation: xe‧rin‧ga

Noun[edit]

xeringa f (plural xeringues)

  1. syringe

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, pipe, syrinx). Doublet of siringa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xeringa f (plural xeringues)

  1. syringe
  2. (colloquial) garden hose, firehose
    Synonym: mànega
  3. (botany) squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
    Synonym: cogombre salvatge

See also[edit]

Galician[edit]

Noun[edit]

xeringa f (plural xeringas)

  1. Alternative form of xiringa