papoia

Galician

Alternative forms

pampoia

Etymology

Probably related to papoula,[1] from Latin papāvera, plural form of papāver (“poppy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈpɔja̝/

Noun

papoia m (plural papoias)

black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Synonym: gaivota chorona
seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Synonyms: barrosiña, papasol, xoaniña

References

“papoia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“papoia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“papoia” 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) “amapola”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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