napia
Galician
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“nose, beak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnapja̝/
Noun
napia m (plural napias)
- (colloquial) nose (in particular, a big nose)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “napia”, 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), “napia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “napia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnapja/ [ˈna.pja]
- Rhymes: -apja
- Syllabification: na‧pia
Noun
napia f (plural napias)
- (colloquial) a person's nose, especially if big
Further reading
- “napia”, 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