xaneira

Galician

Etymology

From quendas xaneiras (“the calends of January”), from Latin kalendas ianuarias. Compare Portuguese janeiras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃaˈnejɾɐ]

Noun

xaneira m (plural xaneiras)

1. (in the plural) New Year's carols (traditional songs celebrating the New Year and Epiphany)

   Synonym: anibón

2. (of cats, foxes, wolves) heat

   Synonyms: celo, estro

Derived terms

• axaneirar
• andar á xaneira (“to be on heat, rut”)
• xaneirento

Related terms

• xaneiro

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “janeyra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “janeyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “xaneira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “xaneira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “xaneira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.