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noun, feminine

pulga

/ˈpulɡa/

noun, feminine/ˈpulɡa/plural: pulgas

flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities); flea market; small sandwich; filled bread roll; tiddlywinks

Synonyms: mercado de las pulgas, rastrillo, mercadillo, juego de la pulga, pulga saltarina

Inherited from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pūlica, from Latin pūlex (whence English puce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plus-.