ventosa
Asturian
Noun
ventosa f (plural ventoses)
- suction cup (cup using suction as an adhesive)
Catalan
Etymology
Medieval Latin [cucurbita] ventōsa
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vənˈto.zə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bənˈto.zə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /venˈto.za/
- Rhymes: -oza
Noun
ventosa f (plural ventoses)
- (medicine) cupping glass
- (biology) sucker
- suction cup
Further reading
- “ventosa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Adjective
ventosa f sg
- feminine singular of ventoso
Noun
ventosa f (plural ventose)
- suction cup
- (zoology) sucker (organ)
Anagrams
- svenato, vestano
Latin
Adjective
ventōsa
- inflection of ventōsus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
Adjective
ventōsā
- ablative feminine singular of ventōsus
References
- ventosa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Adjective
ventosa
- feminine singular of ventoso
Spanish
Noun
ventosa f (plural ventosas)
- plunger
- Synonyms: sopapa, desatascador, destupidor, sopapo, chupón, destapacaños, chuclete, chupa
Adjective
ventosa
- feminine singular of ventoso
Further reading
- “ventosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014