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pulga.

flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpuw.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˈpuʊ̯.ɡɐ]Brazil/ˈpu.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈpul.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”), from Proto-Indo-European *plus- (“flea”).

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