pedra preciosa
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since circa 1300. Compare French pierre précieuse, Spanish piedra preciosa.
Noun
[edit]pedra preciosa f (plural pedras preciosas)
- gemstone; precious stone
- Synonym: xema
- 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 414:
- quando chegarõ os judeus disellis com̃o tĩjna ali muy grãde algo en ouro et en aliofre et en pedras preçiosas
- when the Jew arrived he told them that he has there a large fortune in gold, pearls and precious stones
References
[edit]- “pedra preçiosa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “pedras preçiosas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “pedra preciosa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]pedra preciosa f (plural pedras preciosas)
- gemstone; precious stone
- Synonym: gema