touliña

Galician

Alternative forms

taulía, tauliña, toliña, toniña, toulía, touriña

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (“tuna”), from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Spanish toñina and Catalan tonyina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toʊ̯ˈliɲɐ]

Noun

touliña f (plural touliñas)

porpoise
dolphin
Synonym: golfiño

References

“touliña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“touliña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“touliña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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