golpelha

Signification

red fox

Coupé comme

gol‧pe‧lha

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡowˈpe.ʎɐ/

Étymologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese golpella, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.