faldriqueira

Galician
A woman in traditional Galician costume. Note the saffron and violet faldriqueira.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from falda (“fold”). Compare also baldric.

Cognate with Spanish faltriquera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [faldɾiˈkejɾɐ]

Noun

faldriqueira f (plural faldriqueiras)

  1. bag, pouch; kind of traditional bum bag that was used mostly by women
  2. moneybag
    Synonym: falchoca
    • 1858, Vicente Turnes, Himno a S. M. Isabel II:
      Si temos paz os cartiños roxirán nas faltriqueiras, pro si hai vingas e senreiras o daño será maior
      If we have peace coins will jingle inside the pouches, but if there are vengeances and hatreds, the damage will be larger
    • 1898, Juan Pla Zubiri, O que garga sempre ten:
      Asín as cousas o tempo fuxía coma un lóstrego e o bon de Bertoliño ó cabo dalgúns anos, cando xa se atopou coa faltriqueira acugulada de douradas e lucias moedas.
      That's the way things are: time was fleeing as a lightning and good Little Bertold, after some years, found himself with the moneybag overflowing with golden and brilliant coins.

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