pólvora
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish pólvora.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pólvora f (uncountable)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pólvora”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
- García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “pólvora”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Catalan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of pols < *pulvus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈpul.βu.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈpol.vo.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈpol.βu.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpol.vo.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈpol.βo.ɾa]
Noun
[edit]pólvora f (plural pólvores)
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pólvora”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Further reading
[edit]- “pólvora”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the 15th century. From Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, a neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of po < *pul(v)us.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pólvora m (plural pólvoras)
- gunpowder, powder
- 1457, F. R. Tato Plaza, editor, Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 171:
- Torre de Rriãjo. O que rreçebeu Gonçaluo Mariño de Fernando de Catoyra cõ a casa e fortalesa de Rriãjo. Primeyramẽte: Húa cadea de ferro cõ seu cãdado e çinco farroupeas e dúas esposas. Hũas coyraças. Tres huchas. Tres ballestas: J de aseyro, IJ de pao. Quatro baçinetes. Hũu trono cõ seu serujdor e hũu fole de póluora. Dos carcaixes de biratõos. Hũu torno de armar ballesta.
- Tower of Rianxo. What Gonçalvo Mariño received from Fernando of Catoira, together with the tower-house and fortress at Rianxo. First: an iron chain with its padlock and five fetters and two handcuffs. Some cuirasses. Three chests. Three crossbows: one of steel, two of wood. Four bascinets. A bombard with its server and a skin of powder. Two quivers of bolts. A winch for charging crossbows.
References
[edit]- Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “polvo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][2] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “póluora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pólvora”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “pólvora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pólvora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pólvora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]From Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of pó < *pul(v)us.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: pól‧vo‧ra
Noun
[edit]pólvora f (plural pólvoras)
- gunpowder, powder
- 2018, “Corra [Run]”, in O Menino que queria ser Deus [The Boy who wanted to be God], performed by Djonga, Brazil:
- Éramos milhões, até que vieram vilões / O ataque nosso não bastou / Fui de bastão, eles tinham a pólvora / Vi meu povo se apavorar
- We were millions, until villains came / Our attack wasn't enough / I had a club, they had gunpowder / I saw my people panicking
- gunpowder tea
Further reading
[edit]- “pólvora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “pólvora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Most likely borrowed from Old Catalan polvora (first attested in Spanish c. 1350),[1] from older polvera, from Late Latin pŭlvĕra, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Compare French poudre or Old Occitan polvera, poldra, porba. Doublet of polvo < *pulvus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pólvora f (plural pólvoras)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Aragonese: polvora
- → Asturian: pólvora
- → Galician: pólvora
- → Portuguese: pólvora
- → Tagalog: pulbura
- → Tausug: pulbura
References
[edit]- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “pólvora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
[edit]- “pólvora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “pólvora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
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