tule
English
Etymology
From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuːli/
Noun
tule (plural tules)
- Schoenoplectus acutus, a giant freshwater sedge of western North America
- A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin
Synonyms
- (sedge): common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, viscid bulrush
Derived terms
- tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes)
- tule fog
- in the tules
Estonian
Finnish
Verb
tule
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtule/, [ˈt̪ule]
Descendants
- English: tule
Further reading
- “tule” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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