fuelle

See also: füllé, fülle, and Fülle

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin follis, follem.

Noun

fuelle m (plural fuelles)

1. bag (of bagpipes)

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Middle English

Noun

fuelle

1. Alternative form of fewell

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin follis, follem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfweʝe/ [ˈfwe.ʝe]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈfweʝe/ [ˈfwe.ʝe]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈfweʎe/ [ˈfwe.ʎe]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈfweʃe/ [ˈfwe.ʃe]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈfweʒe/ [ˈfwe.ʒe]

Noun

fuelle m (plural fuelles)

1. bellows (device for delivering pressurized air)
2. (photography) bellows (enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back)
3. the folding roof of a convertible vehicle
4. bag (of bagpipes)
5. stamina; steam

Derived terms

• perder fuelle

 

Related terms

• follar
• holgar