arcea

Galician
arcea ("woodcock")

Etymology

Attested since 1418. Probably from Latin acceia. Compare Italian acceggia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aɾˈθeɐ], (western) [aɾˈsɛɐ]

Noun

arcea f (plural arceas)

  1. woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
    • 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
      Iten arçeas et poonbos troquados, cada ũu duas blanquas.
      Item, woodcocks and wood pigeons, each one two white coins

References
  • “arçea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “arçea” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “arcea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “arcea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “arcea” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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