píntega

Galician

píntega, near Lugo, Galicia

Etymology

Probably from pinto (“mottled”) +‎ -ego.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpintɪɣɐ]

Noun

píntega f (plural píntegas)

salamander
Synonyms: pinta, salamanca, salamántiga, saramaganta, urodelo

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “pintar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.