anguía

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Galician

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A trap (nasa) for catching eels

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese anguia (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin anguilla. Cognate with Portuguese enguia and Spanish anguila.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anguía f (plural anguías)

  1. eel, especially the European eel
    • 1391, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, vol. 3, page 420:
      cada natal nos daredes das ditas erdades quinse duseas de boas anguias secas et salgadas
      each Christmas you'll give us, of that properties, fifteen dozens of good eels, dry and salted
    Synonym: airoa

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