nocella

Attested since the 18th century. From Latin *nocicula, diminutive of nux (“nut”). Compare Portuguese noselha.

• IPA^(key): [noˈθeʎɐ], (western) [noˈseʎɐ]

nocella f (plural nocellas)

1. tuber oatgrass (Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum)

   Synonym: herba das doas

2. (archaic) crocus

   Synonyms: azafrán, sasafrán

3. (regional) top (spinning toy)

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nocella”, 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), “nocella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nocella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• IPA^(key): /noˈt͡ʃɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: no‧cèl‧la

nocella f (plural nocelle)

1. (anatomy) wrist bone
2. pivot (of a compass)

• callone, clonale, collane