choiar

Galician

Etymology

Attested 1928. Unknown. Perhaps a derivative from choer (“to close”), from Latin claudere (“to close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈjaɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive, colloquial) to work; to do business

   Eu choio nunha oficina.

   I work at an office.

   • 1928, Ricardo Carballal, De min pra vós. Contos do pobo, A Coruña: Nós, page 87:

     Chegaron tres tratantes que choiaban nas feiras

     There came three merchants that used to do business at the fairs

   Synonym: traballar

Derived terms

• choio

References

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• “choiar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.