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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

galba.

small worm, ash borer/larva of ash spinner; fat paunch, big belly;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a kind of little worm or larva (animal)

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. a stout, fat human

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. a nickname for the people of Sulpicia

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gaulish, of unknown origin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *golbʰo- (“womb; animal young”), but with phonetic issues. If so, cognate with English calf.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.