acelga
التعريفات والمعاني
== Fala ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈθelɡa/
Rhymes: -elɡa
Syllabification: a‧cel‧ga
=== Noun ===
acelga f (plural acelgas)
chard
=== References ===
Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: a‧cel‧ga
=== Noun ===
acelga f (plural acelgas)
chard
Synonyms: celga, bleda, lampaza
=== Further reading ===
“acelga”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “acelga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
celga, salga
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa). Compare Galician, Fala, and Spanish acelga.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛwɡɐ, (Portugal) -ɛlɡɐ
Hyphenation: a‧cel‧ga
=== Noun ===
acelga f (plural acelgas)
(cooking, botany) chard (Beta vulgaris, sometimes Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
=== Further reading ===
“acelga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“acelga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈθelɡa/ [aˈθel.ɣ̞a] (Spain)
IPA(key): /aˈselɡa/ [aˈsel.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025