acelga
Galician
Etymology
From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa).
Noun
acelga f (plural acelgas)
- chard
- Synonyms: celga, bleda, lampaza
Further reading
- “acelga” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “acelga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
Portuguese
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acelga
Alternative forms
- celga
Etymology
From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa). Compare Spanish acelga.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsɛw.ɡɐ/ [aˈsɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsɛw.ɡa/ [aˈsɛʊ̯.ɡa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈsɛl.ɡɐ/ [ɐˈsɛɫ.ɣɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɛlɡɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧cel‧ga
Noun
acelga f (plural acelgas)
- (cooking, botany) chard (Beta vulgaris, sometimes Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθelɡa/ [aˈθel.ɣ̞a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aˈselɡa/ [aˈsel.ɣ̞a]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -elɡa
- Syllabification: a‧cel‧ga
Noun
acelga f (plural acelgas)
- chard, mangold (edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
Further reading
- “acelga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014