guedella

Galician

Alternative forms

  • gadella

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Probably from Latin viticula, diminutive of vītis (vine), under the influence of a descendant of Proto-Germanic *wiþiz (cord, rope, thong). Cognate with Portuguese guedelha and Spanish guedeja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡe.ˈðe.ʎɐ]

Noun

guedella f (plural guedellas)

  1. lock (a tuft or length of hair)
    Synonym: crecha
    • 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 660:
      cõ duzentos caualeyros negros com̃o ela et todos trosquiados, senõ senllas guedellas que tragiã ençima das cabeças
      with two hundred knights, black as herself, all of them shaved except for a pair of locks that they brought in the top of their heads
  2. shag (rough, massed hair)
    Synonym: greña
  3. (figurative, in the plural) mane
    Synonym: greña

Derived terms

References

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