puela

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French poêle (“frying pan”), from Latin patella. Doublet of padilla, paella, and paila.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpwela/ [ˈpwe.la]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: pue‧la

Noun

puela f (plural puelas)

  1. (New Mexico) frying pan, skillet
    Synonyms: paila, sartén

Derived terms

References
  • Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas‎, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.