Vía Láctea

See also: Via Lactea and Via Láctea

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Via Lactea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbia ˈlaktea/ [ˈbi.ɐ ˈlɑk.t̪e.ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ví‧a Lác‧te‧a

Proper noun

Vía Láctea f

  1. Milky Way

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Via Lactea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbia ˈlaɡtea/ [ˌbi.a ˈlaɣ̞.t̪e.a]
  • Syllabification: Ví‧a Lác‧te‧a

Proper noun

Vía Láctea f

  1. Milky Way (band visible in night sky)
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 234:
      El pueblo cree que la vía láctea es el río Jordán.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. Milky Way (galaxy)
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