oliva

See also: Oliva, olíva, olivă, and olīva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oliva (“olive”). Doublet of olive.

Noun

oliva

1. (anatomy) olivary body
   • 1998, R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters, page 1562:

     The medial part of the ventral lamina forms the most rostral pole of the oliva, the dorsal lamina the most caudal one.

Anagrams

• Ivalo, Viola, viola, voila, voilà, volia

Aragonese

Aragonese Wikipedia has an article on:

oliva

Wikipedia ^an

Etymology

Inherited from Latin olīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈliba/
• Syllabification: o‧li‧va
• Rhymes: -iba

Noun

oliva f

1. olive (fruit)

Derived terms

• oliva negra
• oliva verde
• olivera

References

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

oliva

Wikipedia ^ca

Etymology

Inherited from Latin olīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈli.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [uˈli.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈli.va]

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Noun

oliva f (plural olives)

1. olive (fruit)

Derived terms

• oliva negra
• oliva verda
• olivella
• oliver
• olivera

References

• “oliva”, 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
• “oliva”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “oliva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oliva” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.