quitamerendas

Galician

Tollemerendas or quitamerendas

Etymology

Quita (“it takes away”) +‎ merendas (“afternoon snacks”) (it grows in autumn, when days are shorter and merendas were no longer needed before dinner).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kitameˈɾenda̝s/

Noun

quitamerendas f (invariable)

1. (botany, humorous) meadow saffron (Colchicum montanum)

   Synonym: tollemerendas

References

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