pelea

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin pelea, from Hawaiian Pele (Hawaiian fire goddess) + -ea. Equivalent to Pele +‎ -a. === Noun === pelea (plural peleas) (dated, botany) Synonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea. === Anagrams === Peale == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈlea/ [peˈle.a] Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: pe‧le‧a === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from pelear (“to fight”). ==== Noun ==== pelea f (plural peleas) fight, brawl Synonyms: lucha, riña struggle (physical) quarrel, argument (boxing) fight, bout ===== Hyponyms ===== pelea a puñetazos (“fistfight”) pelea de barro pelea de gallos ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== pelea inflection of pelear: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “pelea”, 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 === Anagrams ===