Tetilla
See also: tetilla
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tetilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. – a monotypic genus containing Tetilla hydrocotylifolia, an herb from Chile known as the bridal wreath(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.). - A taxonomic genus within the family Tetillidae – certain golf ball sponges.
References
- plant
Tetilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tetilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Francoaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- sponge
Tetillidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tetillidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tetilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Queso_tetilla_entre_otros.jpg/220px-Queso_tetilla_entre_otros.jpg)
Etymology
From Spanish tetilla (“little breast”), because the cheese is usually shaped into cones that resemble breasts or (half) pears.
Noun
Tetilla (plural Tetillas)
- (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).