carabuña

Galician

Alternative forms

carambuña, caramuña, crabuña

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since circa 1539; perhaps from Latin *clavucula, from clavus.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈβuɲa̝/

Noun

carabuña f (plural carabuñas)

stone or pit of peaches, nectarines, cherries and similar fruits
Synonyms: carozo, croia

References

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

Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “carabuña”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎, A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.

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