siringa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, pipe, syrinx). Doublet of xeringa.

Pronunciation

Noun

siringa f (plural siringues)

  1. (music) syrinx
    Synonym: flauta de Pan
  2. (botany) rubber tree
    Synonyms: arbre del cautxú, hevea
  3. (medicine) anal fistula
    Synonym: fístula anal

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈrin.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -inɡa
  • Hyphenation: si‧rìn‧ga

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, pipe, syrinx).

Noun

siringa f (plural siringhe)

  1. syringe
  2. piping bag, forcing bag
  3. syrinx, panpipe
Alternative forms
  • sciringa, scilinga (obsolete)
Descendants
  • Armenian: (Constantinople) շիլինկա (šilinka), (Van) շիրինգա (širinga)
  • Ottoman Turkish: شرنغه (şırınga), شرنغا (şırınga), شرنقه (şırınka), شرینغه (şırınga)

Further reading

  • siringa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

siringa

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

Anagrams

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian siringa, from Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈrɪn.ɡa/

Noun

siringa f (plural siringi)

  1. syringe

See also

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈriŋɡa/

Noun

siringa f (plural siringhe)

  1. syringe
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