lanzuela

Spanish

Etymology

From lanza +‎ -uela (diminutive suffix), possibly corresponding to Latin lanceola.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lanˈθwela/ [lãn̟ˈθwe.la] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /lanˈswela/ [lãnˈswe.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: lan‧zue‧la

Noun

lanzuela f (plural lanzuelas)

  1. diminutive of lanza

References

  1. ^ “lanzuela”, 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

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