abesouro

Galician

Abesouro

Alternative forms

• abesoiro

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese abesouro, of unknown origin. Perhaps a composite from Latin apis (“bee”) and a derivative of Germanic *sauzaz (“dry; red-brown”). Cognate with Portuguese besouro (“beetle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβeˈsowɾo̝/

Noun

abesouro m (plural abesouros)

1. bumblebee

Derived terms

• Abesoureira

See also

• abesouro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abesouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abesouro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN