pugó

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūlicōnem, from Latin pūlicem (“flea”). Compare Spanish pulgón, Portuguese pulgão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [puˈɣo]

Noun

pugó m (plural pugons)

1. aphid

   Synonym: àfidid

Derived terms

• pugó negre

Related terms

• puça

References

• “pugó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “pugó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.