beluga

See also: Beluga and béluga

English

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Etymology

From the Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, white).

In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish ("European sturgeon") only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes "white whale".

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /bəˈluː.ɡə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɡə

Noun

beluga (plural belugas)

  1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
    Synonyms: beluga whale, white whale, sea canary
  2. A fish found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea (Huso huso), that is a source of caviar.
    Synonym: European sturgeon

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Catalan

Etymology

From Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, white).

Pronunciation

Noun

beluga f (plural belugues)

  1. beluga
    Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí

Derived terms

  • esturió beluga

Further reading

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡa/
  • (file)

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. spark
  2. flash

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈlu.ɡɐ/ [bɨˈlu.ɣɐ]

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈblu.ɣɐ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

Spanish

Noun

beluga m (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

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