pelica

See also: pelicà

Galician

Alternative forms

• pilica

Etymology

From pel (“skin”) +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈlika̝/, /pɪˈlika̝/

Noun

pelica f (plural pelicas)

1. hide, pelt
   • 1439, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 420:

     da pelica da marta, hua branca, et da lontra, dous diñeiros, et da raposa, hun diñeiro

     a marten pelt, a branca [coin]; and of otter, two diñeiros; and of fox, a diñeiro

2. sheepskin used, in the past, to protect the mattress in the beds of younger children or as a carpet
3. dressed sheepskin

Related terms

• peliqueiro

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈli.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈli.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈli.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈli.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: pe‧li‧ca

Noun

pelica f (plural pelicas)

1. kidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)