mendrello

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably related to Spanish mendrugo (“piece of bread”); compare also mendo (“patch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menˈdɾeʎo̝/

Noun

mendrello m (plural mendrellos)

1. rag

   Synonyms: béldrago, farrapo, galdrapo, trapo

Derived terms

• esmendrellar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mendrello”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega