vulpeja
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish vulpeja, golpeja, gulpeja, from Latin vulpēcula, diminutive of vulpēs, from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bulˈpexa/ [bulˈpe.xa]
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: vul‧pe‧ja
Noun
vulpeja f (plural vulpejas)
- vixen
- Synonyms: vulpécula, zorra, raposa
Further reading
- “vulpeja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014