panxoliña

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Ecclesiastical Latin Pange lingua (“Sing tongue”), from the hymn "Pange Lingua Gloriosi Proelium Certaminis".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pan.ʃɔ.ˈli.ɲɐ]

Noun

panxoliña f (plural panxoliñas)

Christmas carol; carol
stroke, caress; flattery

References

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

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