xistra

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin caelestis (compare Catalan celístia, "starlight") with semantic evolution "night" > "cold".[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xistra f (plural xistras)

  1. blizzard
    Synonyms: brea, calistro, cebrisca, cifra, ciobra, corisco, escarabana

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “hielo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos.