férula

See also: ferula and Ferula

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ferula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ɾu.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: fé‧ru‧la

Noun

férula f (plural férulas)

1. ferule

   Synonyms: palmatória, santa-luzia

2. (Catholicism) High staff topped with a cross; ferula

   férula papal

   papal ferula

3. (figurative) strictness, severity, harshness

   Synonym: severidade

4. (botany) giant fennel (Ferula communis)

Further reading

• “férula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “férula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferula. Compare obsolete English ferula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɾula/ [ˈfe.ɾu.la]
• Rhymes: -eɾula
• Syllabification: fé‧ru‧la

Noun

férula f (plural férulas)

1. (medicine) splint
2. (figurative) oppression

   Synonyms: sujeción, mando, sometimiento

3. (botany) giant fennel (Ferula communis)

   Synonym: cañaheja

4. (obsolete) ferule

Further reading

• “férula”, 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