troita

See also: troiță

Galician

troita

Alternative forms

• truita, truta

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. From Late Latin tructa, of uncertain origin, possibly from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs). Cognate with Portuguese truta, Spanish trucha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈtɾojta̝/, /ˈtɾujta̝/, /ˈtɾuta̝/, /ˈtɾutja̝/

Noun

troita f (plural troitas)

1. trout (Salmo trutta)
   • 1399, Miguel González Garcés, editor, Historia de La Coruña. Edad Media, A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 582:

     ajan por cada hun cinquenta maravedis para viño e para troyta

     they should have fifty coins for each one, for wine and trouts

Noun

troita m (plural troitas)

1. (figurative, dated) rogue

Derived terms

• troiteiro

References

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