orellana

Catalan

Etymology

orella +‎ -ana

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /o.ɾəˈʎa.nə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /u.ɾəˈʎa.nə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /o.ɾeˈʎa.na/

Noun

orellana f (plural orellanes)

(usually in the plural) A strip of dried apricot, peach, or pear.
(Balearics) A sweetened strip of fried dough.
(botany) An oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
Synonyms: auriana, pollancró, gírgola orellana

Further reading

“orellana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾeˈʝana/ [o.ɾeˈʝa.na]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oɾeˈʎana/ [o.ɾeˈʎa.na]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾeˈʃana/ [o.ɾeˈʃa.na]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾeˈʒana/ [o.ɾeˈʒa.na]

Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: o‧re‧lla‧na

Noun

orellana m or f (plural orellanas)

eavesdropper

Adjective

orellana

feminine singular of orellano

Further reading

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

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