napia

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“nose, beak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnapja̝/

Noun

napia m (plural napias)

(colloquial) nose (in particular, a big nose)

References

“napia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“napia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“napia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnapja/ [ˈna.pja]
Rhymes: -apja
Syllabification: na‧pia

Noun

napia f (plural napias)

(colloquial) a person's nose, especially if big

Further reading

“napia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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