beluga

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəˈluːɡə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /bəˈluɡə/

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• Rhymes: -uːɡə
• Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

beluga (plural belugas)

1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

   Synonyms: beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale

2. A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

   Synonym: European sturgeon

• Beluga

• beluga lentil
• beluga caviar
• narluga

•   beluga (sturgeon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   beluga whale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• abulge, blague

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈlu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [beˈlu.ɣa]

beluga f (plural belugues)

1. beluga

   Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí

• esturió beluga

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

< Russian белу́га (belúga, “beluga”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞luɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eluɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): be‧lu‧ga

beluga

1. beluga, beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas).

   Synonym: maitovalas

2. Synonym of kitasampi (“Huso huso”) (species of sturgeon).

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɫuɡ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈbeluːɡɑ/, [ˈpe̞ɫˑuːɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -eluɡ, -eluːɡɑ
• Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

beluga

1. beluga (European sturgeon)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397

• IPA^(key): /beˈlu.ɡa/

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beluga f (plural belugas)

1. spark
2. flash

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga). First attested in the 18th century.

beluga f

1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

• Slovak: beluga

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “beluga”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

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

beluga f (plural belugas)

1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

beluga m (plural belugas)

1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

• “beluga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16