puig

Meaning

hill; peak

Concepts

hill

mountain

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Loma

loma

colina

mount

hillock

Synonyms

turó

muntanya

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pujol

tossal

Translations

collina

colline

Hügel

collis

morro

λόφος

loma

heuvel

monte

colina

cerro

colina

montagne

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈput͡ʃ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: podium

Cognate with Occitan: puèg

Cognate with French: puy

Cognate with Sicilian: poju

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan puig (also spelled puix), from Latin podium (“balcony”), borrowed from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”). Doublet of podi and pòdium, both borrowings from Latin. Compare Occitan puèg, regional French puy (“mountain; hill”), Sicilian poju.