piruleta
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈlə.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈlɛ.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈle.ta/
Noun
piruleta f (plural piruletes)
- A lollipop.
Related terms
- pirulí
Further reading
- “piruleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
A child licking a lollilop
A heart shaped lollipop
Etymology
pirulí + -eta
Noun
piruleta f (plural piruletas)
- (Spain) lollipop
- Synonyms: chupetín, chupeta, chupete
Usage notes
A piruleta is a flap shape lollipop, while a chupachups is spherical shape lollipop.
Further reading
- “piruleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014