vela llatina

== Catalan == === Etymology === Literally, “Latin sail”. The fish is named for its similarity in shape to a lateen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞.lə ʎəˈti.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvə.lə ʎəˈti.nə] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.lə ʎəˈti.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvɛ.la ʎaˈti.na] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbɛ.la ʎaˈti.na] === Noun === vela llatina f (plural veles llatines) (nautical) lateen spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) Synonyms: mantellina, rajada papallona ==== Meronyms ==== baluma car gràtil pena pujament quimelca === See also === antena === Further reading === “vela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026