orella

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• urella

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾeʎa/
• Syllabification: o‧re‧lla
• Rhymes: -eʎa

Noun

orella f

1. (anatomy) ear

References

• “oreja”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

Alternative forms

• aurella (medieval)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan oreyla~oreylla~orella, from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈɾɛ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [oˈɾə.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈɾe.ʎa]

• Audio:

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Noun

orella f (plural orelles)

1. (anatomy) ear

Derived terms

• a cau d'orella
• orella d'ase
• orella de gat
• orella de llebre
• orella de rata
• orellada
• orellana
• orellera
• orelleta
• orelló
• orellut

Related terms

• eixorellar

References

• “orella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “orella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “orella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “orella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

A commercial sign, Santiago de Compostela

Orellas

Alternative forms

• orelha (reintegrationist spelling)
• ourella

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese orelha~orella, from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾeʎa̝/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

orella f (plural orellas)

1. (anatomy) ear
2. Galician sweet fritters typically consumed during Shrovetide
3. mouldboard

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “orella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “orella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “orella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “orella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “orella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• orelha (Old Portuguese)

Etymology

13th century. From Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾeʎa/

Noun

orella f (plural orellas)

1. (Old Galician, anatomy) ear
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 540:

     todo esto me entra per hũa orella et me sal perla outra

     all this comes to me by one ear and out the other

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “orella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “orella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega