folerpa

Galician

Folerpas

Alternative forms

  • celepa, falepa, falopa, felepa, folepa, folerca, zalopa

Etymology

Perhaps from *fallupa, a derivative of Late Latin faluppa (chaff).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈlɛɾpa̝/

Noun

folerpa m (plural folerpas)

  1. snowflake
    Synonyms: faísca, foupa

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “fuelle”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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