paseniño

Attested since 1807. From paso (“step”) + the diminutive suffix -iño.

• IPA^(key): [paseˈniɲʊ]

paseniño

1. slowly, step by step

   Synonyms: amodiño, amodo, engorde, devagar

   • 1807, anonymous author, Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     Non conosès outra cousa: / hevos un Santo, Compadre, / revestido de Canonego, / que cando vay pola calle / parece que pisa en ovos, / porque vay moi pasiniño, / co os brazos postos en cruz, / rezando o santo rosario;

     You know nothing: he is a saint, my friend, disguised as a canon, that when goes down the street is like he is stepping on eggs, because he goes very slowly, the open arms forming a cross, praying the holy rosary

• “paseniño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “paseniño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.