huelga

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝elɡa/ [ˈw̝el.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -elɡa
• Syllabification: huel‧ga

Deverbal from holgar, from Late Latin follicāre (“to blow”), from Latin follis. Compare Portuguese folga (“rest; day off”).

huelga f (plural huelgas)

1. strike (work stoppage)

   Synonym: paro

• → Tagalog: welga

huelga

1. inflection of holgar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “huelga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28