espitllera

Catalan

Alternative forms

• espillera

Etymology

Inherited from Latin specularia, neuter plural of specularis (“like a mirror”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.piʎˈʎe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.piˈʎe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.piˈʎe.ɾa]

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Noun

espitllera f (plural espitlleres)

1. loophole, arrowslit (opening in a wall)
2. (dialectal) beehive entrance
3. woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)

   Synonym: cardigassa

Related terms

• espill

See also

• sagetera

Further reading

• “espitllera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espitllera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “espitllera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.