ventosa

Asturian

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventoses)

1. suction cup (cup using suction as an adhesive)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin (cucurbita) ventōsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bənˈto.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vənˈto.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [venˈto.za]
• Rhymes: -oza

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventoses)

1. (medicine) cupping glass
2. (biology) sucker
3. suction cup

Further reading

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

Italian

Adjective

ventosa f sg

1. feminine singular of ventoso

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventose)

1. suction cup
2. (zoology) sucker (organ)

Anagrams

• svenato, vestano

Latin

Adjective

ventōsa

1. inflection of ventōsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

ventōsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ventōsus

References

• ventosa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Adjective

ventosa

1. feminine singular of ventoso

Spanish

Noun

ventosa f (plural ventosas)

1. plunger

   Synonyms: sopapa, desatascador, destupidor, sopapo, chupón, destapacaños, chuclete, chupa

Adjective

ventosa

1. feminine singular of ventoso

Further reading

• “ventosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28