areeiro

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin harēnārius or either internally from area (sand) +‎ -eiro. Cognate with Portuguese areeiro and Spanish arenero.

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Noun[edit]

areeiro m (plural areeiros)

  1. sandbank
    Synonyms: ariño, banco de area
  2. beach; sandy ground
    Synonym: areal
  3. sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus)
    Synonym: pión
  4. sand shrimp (Crangon vulgaris)
  5. sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)
    Synonym: acedía
  6. little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
    Synonym: píllara areeira

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