telaraña

Asturian

Etymology

From tela + araña, or from a Vulgar Latin *tela aranea, from Latin tēla + arānea.

Noun

telaraña f (plural telarañes)

  1. spiderweb (net-like construct of a spider)

Spanish

Etymology

From tela +‎ araña, or from a Vulgar Latin *tēla arāneae, from Latin tēla + arānea.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /telaˈɾaɲa/ [t̪e.laˈɾa.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: te‧la‧ra‧ña

Noun

telaraña f (plural telarañas)

  1. spiderweb
    Synonyms: red, tela de araña
    • 1992, “Echo de menos”, in Échate un cantecito, performed by Kiko Veneno:
      Y por las noches / Todo es cambio de posturas / Encuentro telarañas / Por las costuras
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Derived terms

  • tener telarañas en el cerebro

See also

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “telaraña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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