piruleta

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pi.ɾuˈlɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pi.ɾuˈlə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pi.ɾuˈle.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

piruleta f (plural piruletes)

1. a lollipop

Related terms

• pirulí

Further reading

• “piruleta”, 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

Spanish

A child licking a lollilop

A heart shaped lollipop

Etymology

From pirulí +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɾuˈleta/ [pi.ɾuˈle.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pi‧ru‧le‧ta

Noun

piruleta f (plural piruletas)

1. (Spain) lollipop

   Synonyms: chupetín, chupeta, chupete

Usage notes

• A piruleta is a flat-shaped lollipop, while a chupachups is a ball-shaped lollipop.

Further reading

• “piruleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024