ervella

Galician
Ervellas or chícharos

Alternative forms

Etymology

13th century. From Latin ervilia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eɾˈβeʎa̝/

Noun

ervella f (plural ervellas)

  1. pea (Pisum sativum)
    Synonyms: chícharo, ervello, perico
    • 1291, E. Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 78:
      oyto fanegas de ligoyma entre fuas et eruellas
      eight fanegas of legumes, both beans and peas
  2. bean
    Synonym: ervella branca

Derived terms
  • ervella branca
  • ervellaca
  • ervellais
  • ervellás
  • ervillás

See also

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