Tetilla

See also: tetilla

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Tetilla f

A taxonomic genus within the family Francoaceae – a monotypic genus containing Tetilla hydrocotylifolia, an herb from Chile known as the bridal wreath.
A taxonomic genus within the family Tetillidae – certain golf ball sponges.

References

plant

Tetilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tetilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Francoaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

sponge

Tetillidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tetillidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Tetillidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Spanish tetilla (“little breast”), because the cheese is usually shaped into cones that resemble breasts or (half) pears.

Noun

Tetilla (plural Tetillas)

(A cone of) a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).

Alternative forms

tetilla

Anagrams

a little, alt-lite

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