caluga

Probably from cala (“cove”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈlu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈlu.ɣa]

caluga f (plural calugues)

1. thinlip mullet

   Synonyms: cap-pla, llissa capplà

2. leaping mullet

   Synonyms: llissa agut, llissa fusany

3. boxlip mullet

   Synonym: llissa morruda

• “caluga”, 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

• caluba, coliga

Unknown. Probably from substrate language.

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈluɣɐ]

caluga f (plural calugas)

1. nape; back of the head

   Synonyms: brouca, cogote, couquizo, noca

   • 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de deputados:

     pois penso que desvarías
     desd'a caluja hastr'os pés

     then I think that you are delusional
     from top to toe

• Caluba

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caluga”, 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), “caluga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caluga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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• IPA^(key): /kaˈluɡa/ [kaˈlu.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: ca‧lu‧ga

caluga f (plural calugas) (Chile)

1. tidbit, uniform mass of edible substance cut into shape
   1. hard candy, lozenge

• “caluga”, 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
• “caluga”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010