amorodo

Galician

morodos

Alternative forms

amorodio, morodio, morodo

Etymology

Uncertain. Given the related forms morango, morogo, morote and the cognates, Portuguese morango and Asturian meruéndano, then probably from a substrate language *morotanu.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [amoˈɾoðʊ]

Noun

amorodo m (plural amorodos)

berry
strawberry (the fruit), either wild or grown
Synonyms: morango, morogo, morote

Related terms

amorodeira

References

“amorodo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“amorodo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“amorodo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “arándano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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