pulgar
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish pulgar, from Latin pollicāris, from pollex.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pulˈɡaɾ/ [pulˈɣ̞aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pul‧gar
Usage notes
- Spanish does not differentiate between fingers and toes. To disambiguate you can use pulgar del pie or pulgar de la mano. In Spain it is usual to refer to the big toe as el dedo gordo del pie.
Derived terms
- abductor largo del pulgar
- aductor corto del pulgar
- aductor del pulgar
- dedo pulgar
- empulgar
- extensor corto del pulgar
- pulgar hacia arriba (“thumbs up, thumbs-up”)
- pulgarcito
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “pulgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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