xistra

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin caelestis (compare Catalan celístia, "starlight") with semantic evolution "night" > "cold".[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃistɾɐ]

Noun

xistra f (plural xistras)

blizzard
Synonyms: brea, calistro, cebrisca, cifra, ciobra, corisco, escarabana

References

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

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