pulga
/ˈpulɡa/ · B2 · noun · f
flea
🪲 pulga sounds like 'pull-ga': a flea you'd pull off your dog
Say 'pull-ga' and link it to pulling a flea off a pet. Spanish pulga, from Latin pulex, also names a flea market (mercadillo de pulgas) and a small filled roll, so one word covers all three senses.