branquia

See also: brànquia and brânquia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin branchĭa (“gill of a fish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾankja/ [ˈbɾãŋ.kja]
• Rhymes: -ankja
• Syllabification: bran‧quia

Noun

branquia f (plural branquias)

1. gill

   Synonym: agalla

   • 2015 November 22, “Columna”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Y me apuesto las branquias a que alguien pregunta: “¿Qué demonios es eso del agua?”

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Derived terms

• branquial

 

Further reading

• “branquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10