vulpeja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vulpeja, golpeja, gulpeja, from Latin vulpēcula, diminutive of vulpēs, from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bulˈpexa/ [bulˈpe.xa]
  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: vul‧pe‧ja

Noun

vulpeja f (plural vulpejas)

  1. vixen
    Synonyms: vulpécula, zorra, raposa

Further reading

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