péga

See also: pega

Galician
A wild horse in the mountains of Galicia, illegally fettered with a péga or pexa
Idem

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pedica (“fetter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛɣɐ]

Noun

péga f (plural pégas)

  1. hobble
    Synonyms: pexa, traba
  2. impediment; hindrance
    Synonyms: pexa, traba
  3. hinge

Derived terms

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