puça
See also: puca, puçá, and púca
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan pulça, formed from the plural of pulçe, from Latin pūlicem, singular accusative of pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (“flea”). Compare Occitan piusa, French puce, Spanish pulga.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpu.sə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpu.sa/
Noun
puça f (plural puces)
- flea
Further reading
- “puça” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Verb
puça
- third-person singular past historic of pucer