Tetilla

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Translingual[edit]

Tetilla hydrocotylifolia

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Tetilla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Francoaceae – a monotypic genus containing Tetilla hydrocotylifolia, an herb from Chile known as the bridal wreath.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Tetillidae – certain golf ball sponges.

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plant
sponge

English[edit]

Some cones of Tetilla cheese.

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish tetilla (little breast), because the cheese is usually shaped into cones that resemble breasts or (half) pears.

Noun[edit]

Tetilla (plural Tetillas)

  1. (A cone of) a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).

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