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lesma.

slug (animal)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlesma/[ˈlez̺.mɐ]/ˈlɛsma/[ˈlɛz̺.mɐ]
  1. slug (animal)

    feminine
  2. Someone dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Attested since circa 1409. From Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Latin limax, limacem, perhaps under the influence of a local Celtic substrate; or from a substrate language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sleh₁y- (compare Polish ślimak). Compare also the synonyms limacha, limáchega, limaco.

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