pulica

See also: puliça and pulică

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan pùłega (literally “flea”), used by Venetian glassmakers such as those from Murano. The term is from Vulgar Latin *pūlica (“flea”), from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis. Doublet of pulce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpu.li.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ulika
  • Hyphenation: pù‧li‧ca

Noun

pulica f (plural puliche)

  1. (glassmaking and glassblowing) unwanted air bubble which forms inside glass

Anagrams

Portuguese

Verb

pulica

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

Romanian

Noun

pulica f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pulică
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