gadoupa

Galician

Cat's pouta or gadoupa

Alternative forms

• gazoupa

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a composite of Germanic *ga- with another term. Compare gaspeto, agasallar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈðowpɐ]

Noun

gadoupa f (plural gadoupas)

1. paw

   Synonym: pouta

2. claw
   • 1813, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Rogos dun galego:

     Botalle logo a gadoupa
     como fai coa pomba o azór,

     Then it throws the claw to him
     as with the dove does the goshawk

3. (figurative) big, dull, clumsy hand

References

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