arreitó

Galician
Arreitós or paxariños ("columbine")
Arreitós or paxariños ("toadflax")

Alternative forms
  • arroutó, reitó

Etymology

A diminutive in -ó from a back formation of arreitar (“to arouse”), "little aphrodisiac" or the like, because of the alleged aphrodisiac properties of this plant (columbine).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [arejˈtɔ]

Noun

arreitó m (plural arreitós)

  1. columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
    Synonyms: paxariños, soldados
  2. three bird toadflax (Linaria triornithophora)
    Synonym: paxariños
  3. toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
    Synonym: paxariños

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