cuellu

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === cueḷḷu (Western) cuello (Central Asturias, Mining Basins, Cabu Peñes) cueḷḷo (Ayer, Riosa) cuöyu, cuöllu (Cabrales, with yeísmo) cuochu, cuollu (Tox, with cheísmo) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin collum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweʎu/ [ˈkwe.ʎu] Rhymes: -eʎu Syllabification: cue‧llu === Noun === cuellu m (plural cuellos) lap (the upper legs of a seated person) (dated, rare) neck Synonym: pescuezu ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “cuellu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “cuellu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Fala == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweʎu/ Rhymes: -eʎu Syllabification: cue‧llu === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cõelho, from Latin cuniculus. ==== Noun ==== cuellu m (plural cuellus, feminine cuella, feminine plural cuellas) rabbit === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish cuello. ==== Noun ==== cuellu m (plural cuellus) neck (body part) Synonym: pescozu === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 99