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estruga

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Galician

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Estruga or ortiga
Estruga or ortiga

Etymology

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Deverbal from estrugar, from Latin *exurticare (to nettle).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /esˈtɾuɡa/ [es̺ˈt̪ɾu.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /esˈtɾuħa/ [es̺ˈt̪ɾu.ħɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧tru‧ga

Noun

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estruga f (plural estrugas)

  1. nettle
    Synonym: ortiga
  2. marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata)
    Synonyms: raia estruga, trémaro

Derived terms

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References

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