espulla

• espunlla, espuña
• espulha (reintegrationist)

From Old Galician-Portuguese espunlha (13th century), from Latin spongia (“sponge”). Compare also enxunlla, ensulla from Latin axungia. Cognate with Spanish espundia.

• IPA^(key): /esˈpuʎa̝/

espulla m (plural espullas)

1. wart

   Synonym: verruga

2. growth in the belly or the udders of the cow

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espunl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN