angueira

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin angaria (“corvee”), from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρία (angaría, “service”).[1] Cognate with Greek αγγαρεία (angareía).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aŋˈɡejɾa̝/

Noun

angueira m (plural angueiras)

  1. (archaic) corvee
    Synonym: endeita
  2. task, work, business
    Synonym: endeita

Derived terms
  • Angueira

References
  • “angueira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “angueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “angueira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “angueira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. angarela.
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