polea

== Latin == === Etymology === Reportedly a loan from a language spoken in the Roman province of Syria. Considered a cognate of Ancient Greek πωλίον (pōlíon), "pony", "young elephant", "fetal membrane of a foal". === Noun === pōlea f sg (genitive pōleae); first declension (uncountable) The dung of an ass's foal, allegedly used, according to Pliny the Elder, for a preparation administered as a drug. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. === References === “polea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “polea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “πωλίον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Spanish == === Noun === polea f (plural poleas) pulley Synonyms: garrucha, carrucha, trocla, trócola, carillo === Further reading === “polea”, 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 === pelao == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Verb === -polea (infinitive kupolea) Applicative form of -poa ==== Conjugation ====