albeiro

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps inherited from Latin albarius, or rather from albo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbejɾo/ [ɑlˈβ̞ej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo

Adjective

albeiro (feminine albeira, masculine plural albeiros, feminine plural albeiras)

1. pale, whitish

   Synonym: albelo

2. (of a mill) which grinds just wheat
3. (of bread) wheaten

   Synonym: trigo

Derived terms

• albeira
• Albeiro
• Albeiros

Related terms

• albelo
• albo

Noun

albeiro m (plural albeiros)

1. white cloth used to cover dough

   Synonym: albelo

References

• “alveyr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “albeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “albeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “albeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.