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polilla

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Finnish

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Noun

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polilla

  1. adessive singular of poli

Noun

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polilla

  1. adessive plural of pola

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poˈliʝa/ [poˈli.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /poˈliʎa/ [poˈli.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poˈliʃa/ [poˈli.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poˈliʒa/ [poˈli.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: po‧li‧lla

Noun

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polilla f (plural polillas)

  1. moth
    Synonym: mariposa nocturna
    • 1962, Julio Cortázar, “Manual de instrucciones”, in Historia de cronopios y de famas:
      Y si de pronto una polilla se para al borde de un lápiz y late como un fuego ceniciento, mírala, yo la estoy mirando, estoy palpando su corazón pequeñísimo, y la oigo, esa polilla resuena en la pasta de cristal congelado, no todo está perdido.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. grub, woodworm, bookworm
  3. (figurative) cause of progressive destruction

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