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papoia

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Galician

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Etymology

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Probably related to papoula,[1] from Latin papāvera, plural form of papāver (poppy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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papoia m (plural papoias)

  1. black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
    Synonym: gaivota chorona
  2. seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
    Synonyms: barrosiña, papasol, xoaniña

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “amapola”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos