limpa

See also: límpa

English

Etymology

From Swedish limpa (loaf [of bread]).

Noun

limpa (uncountable)

  1. Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.

Anagrams


Galician

Verb

limpa

  1. Third-person singular (el, ela, vostede?) present indicative of limpar
  2. Second-person singular (ti) affirmative imperative of limpar

Adjective

limpa f sg

  1. feminine singular of limpo

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese limpar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu limpa.

Verb

limpa

  1. to wipe
  2. to clean

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate with Javanese ꦭꦶꦩ꧀ꦥ (limpa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪmpa]
  • Hyphenation: lim‧pa

Noun

limpa (first-person possessive limpaku, second-person possessive limpamu, third-person possessive limpanya)

  1. (anatomy) spleen, in vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
    Synonym: lien

See also

Further reading


Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese limpar.

Verb

limpa

  1. to wipe
  2. to clean

Malay

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -pa

Noun

limpa (Jawi spelling ليمڤا, plural limpa-limpa, informal 1st possessive limpaku, 2nd possessive limpamu, 3rd possessive limpanya)

  1. (anatomy) spleen

Further reading


Portuguese

Verb

limpa

  1. inflection of limpar:
    1. short feminine singular past participle
    2. third-person singular present indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative

Adjective

limpa

  1. feminine singular of limpo

Swedish

Etymology

Akin to English lump and its ultimate source.

Noun

limpa c

  1. loaf of bread
  2. a carton (of cigarettes):
  3. (nonstandard) a roll (of snus):
    Synonym: stock

Declension

Declension of limpa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative limpa limpan limpor limporna
Genitive limpas limpans limpors limpornas

Derived terms

Further reading

  • limpa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish), 1937

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay limpa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lim‧pa
  • IPA(key): /limˈpaʔ/, [lɪmˈpaʔ]

Noun

limpâ

  1. (anatomy) spleen
    Synonyms: pali, baso, lapay

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish linfa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lim‧pa
  • IPA(key): /ˈlimpa/, [ˈlim.pɐ]

Noun

limpa

  1. (anatomy) lymph
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