férula

See also: ferula and Ferula

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferula. Compare obsolete English ferula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfeɾula/ [ˈfe.ɾu.la]
Rhymes: -eɾula
Syllabification: fé‧ru‧la

Noun

férula f (plural férulas)

(medicine) splint
(figurative) oppression
Synonyms: sujeción, mando, sometimiento
(botany) giant fennel (Ferula communis)
Synonym: cañaheja
(obsolete) ferule

Further reading

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

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