mexarela

Galician

Mexarela or arola

Alternative forms

• mexerela

Etymology

From mexadela (“little piss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meʃaˈɾɛla̝/

Noun

mexarela f (plural mexarelas)

1. otter shell (Lutraria lutraria)

   Synonym: arola

See also

• mexarela on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mexerela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mexarela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mexarela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN