ampola

See also: ampôla

Galician

bocha or ampola ("blister")

Etymology

From Latin ampulla. Compare Portuguese ampola and Spanish ampolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amˈpola]

Noun

ampola f (plural ampolas)

1. blister
   • c1850, anonymous folk song:

     Fun hasta a vila descalzo
     e os pés enchín me d'ampolas;
     Levei calzóns emprestados
     e vin pra a casa en cirolas

     I went barefoot to town
     My feet I covered with blisters;
     I wore loaned trousers
     went back home in underpants

   Synonym: bocha

2. pimple, pustule

References

• “ampola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ampola” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ampola” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ampôla (obsolete)
• ampôlla (obsolete)
• ampolla (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin ampulla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈpo.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: am‧po‧la

Noun

ampola f (plural ampolas)

1. ampoule (small, hermetically sealed vial containing vaccine)
2. (anatomy) ampulla (dilated end of a duct)
3. Alternative form of empola

Related terms

• ampulheta