huelga

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝elɡa/ [ˈw̝el.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -elɡa
  • Syllabification: huel‧ga

Etymology 1

Deverbal from holgar, from Late Latin follicāre (“to blow”), from Latin follis. Compare Portuguese folga (“rest; day off”).

Noun

huelga f (plural huelgas)

  1. strike (work stoppage)
    Synonym: paro
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Tagalog: welga

Verb

huelga

  1. inflection of holgar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
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