espitllera
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin specularia, neuter plural of specularis (“like a mirror”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.piʎˈʎe.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.piˈʎe.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.piˈʎe.ɾa]
Noun
espitllera f (plural espitlleres)
- loophole, arrowslit (opening in a wall)
- (dialectal) beehive entrance
- woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)
- Synonym: cardigassa
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “espitllera”, 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
- “espitllera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “espitllera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.