pulga

== Asturian == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”). === Noun === pulga f (plural pulgues) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pul‧ga === Noun === pulga f (plural pulgas) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) sand flea; sandhopper Synonyms: pulga da area, piollo pato === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pulga”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pulga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pulga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pulga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (whence English puce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plus-. === Noun === pulga f (Hebrew spelling פולגה) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) === References === == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”). Cognate with Old Spanish pulga. === Noun === pulga f (plural pulgas) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) ==== Descendants ==== Galician: pulga Portuguese: pulga === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pulga”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pulga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”). Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese pulga. === Noun === pulga f (plural pulgas) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: pulga, פולגה Spanish: pulga === References === == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pulga, from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (“flea”), from Proto-Indo-European *plus- (“flea”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -uwɡɐ, -uɡɐ, (Portugal) -ulɡɐ Hyphenation: pul‧ga === Noun === pulga f (plural pulgas) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) Synonyms: púlex, pulgo, púlice, sifonáptero ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pulga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pulga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “pulga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “pulga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (whence English puce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plus-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpulɡa/ [ˈpul.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -ulɡa Syllabification: pul‧ga === Noun === pulga f (plural pulgas, diminutive pulguita) flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities) (US, colloquial) flea market Synonyms: mercado de las pulgas, rastrillo, mercadillo (Spain) small sandwich; filled bread roll (uncountable) tiddlywinks Synonyms: juego de la pulga, pulga saltarina ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== garrapata (“tick”) === Further reading === “pulga”, 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