alcrique

Galician

Alcrique

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الكَرِكِي (al-karikī), from Arabic كَرَاكِيّ (karākiyy), plural of كُرْكِيّ (kurkiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈkɾike̝/

Noun

alcrique m (plural alcriques)

1. Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus)

   Synonyms: alpabarda, chandarme, rato

2. needlefish (Belone belone)

   Synonym: agulla

References

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