estripeiro

Galician

Estripeiro

Etymology

From Latin stirps (“rootstock”) + -eiro, suffix which forms the name of many trees. Cognate with Portuguese estrepeiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estɾiˈpejɾo̝/

Noun

estripeiro m (plural estripeiros)

1. may; hawthorn (shrub of the genus Crataegus used for grafting)

   Synonyms: estripo, pereira brava

Related terms

• Estripeiral
• Estripeiro

Related terms

• esterpa

See also

estripeiro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

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