fibela

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese fivela, from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of fībula. Cognate with Portuguese fivela and Spanish hebilla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fibela f (plural fibelas)

  1. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: fíbula
    • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 133:
      Et ẽna çinta que el tragia a rredor avia oyto palmos sen aquela que se depondoraua de la fiuela a fondo.
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  2. clasp or buckle at the extreme of a rope
    Synonym: targa
  3. bowknot
    Synonym: lazada
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