ventosa

Asturian

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventoses)

1. suction cup (cup using suction as an adhesive)

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Catalan

Etymology

Medieval Latin [cucurbita] ventōsa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bənˈto.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vənˈto.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [venˈto.za]
• Rhymes: -oza

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventoses)

1. (medicine) cupping glass
2. (biology) sucker
3. suction cup

Further reading

• “ventosa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Italian

Adjective

ventosa f sg

1. feminine singular of ventoso

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventose)

1. suction cup
2. (zoology) sucker (organ)

Anagrams

• svenato, vestano

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) ventōsa

1. inflection of ventōsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) ventōsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ventōsus

References

• ventosa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Adjective

ventosa

1. feminine singular of ventoso

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Spanish

Adjective

ventosa

1. feminine singular of ventoso

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventosas)

1. plunger

   Synonyms: sopapa, desatascador, destupidor, sopapo, chupón, destapacaños, chuclete, chupa

Further reading

• “ventosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014