ampola

See also: ampôla

Galician

bocha or ampola ("blister")

Etymology

From Latin ampulla. Compare Portuguese ampola and Spanish ampolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amˈpola]

Noun

ampola f (plural ampolas)

1. blister
   • c1850, anonymous folk song:

     Fun hasta a vila descalzo

     e os pés enchín me d'ampolas;

     Levei calzóns emprestados

     e vin pra a casa en cirolas

     I went barefoot to town

     My feet I covered with blisters;

     I wore loaned trousers

     went back home in underpants

   Synonym: bocha

2. pimple, pustule

References

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ampôla (obsolete)
• ampôlla (obsolete)
• ampolla (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin ampulla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈpo.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: am‧po‧la

Noun

ampola f (plural ampolas)

1. ampoule (small, hermetically sealed vial containing vaccine)
2. (anatomy) ampulla (dilated end of a duct)
3. Alternative form of empola

Related terms

• ampulheta