froita seca

Galician

Froita seca

Etymology

From froita (“fruit”) and seca (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾojtaˈseka̝/

Noun

froita seca f (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) nuts
   • 1270, M. Romaní Martinez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310):

     dar cada ano I quarteiro de froyta seca, meas castanas et meas nozes

     to give each year a quarter of nuts, half of it of chestnuts and half of it of walnuts

Related terms

• froita

References

• “froyta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “froyta seca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “froita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.