alborada

Galician

A poem by Rosalia de Castro

Etymology

Attested since 1827. From albor +‎ -ada. Cognate with Portuguese alvorada and Spanish alborada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alβoˈɾaðɐ]

Noun

alborada f (plural alboradas)

1. dawn

   Synonym: abrente

2. sunrise

   Synonym: amencida

3. (music) solemn or joyful traditional musical composition usually played on bagpipe, soon in the morning, during local festivities
   • 1850, Juan López Muñiz, Paisaniña:

     A gaita e o tamboril

     Co máis ardente antusiasmo

     Tocando unha muiñeiriña

     Un valse repenicado

     Unha alegre salerosa

     Unh'alborada ou fandango

     Bagpipe and tabor

     With the most burning enthusiasm

     Playing a muiñeira,

     an allegro waltz,

     a jovial salerosa,

     an alborada or a fandango

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alborada”, 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), “alborada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alborada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Etymology

From albor +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alboˈɾada/ [al.β̞oˈɾa.ð̞a]

Noun

alborada f (plural alboradas)

1. sunrise

   Synonym: amanecer

2. aubade

Further reading

• “alborada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014