choqueiro

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Galician[edit]

Peliqueiros, a kind of choqueiros

Etymology 1[edit]

From choca (cowbell) +‎ -eiro.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros, feminine choqueira, feminine plural choqueiras)

  1. mask, disguised person during the entroido feast
    Synonyms: boteiro, cigarrón, felo, pantalla, peliqueiro

Etymology 2[edit]

From choco (cuttlefish) +‎ -eiro.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros, feminine choqueira, feminine plural choqueiras)

  1. (humorous) a person from Redondela, literally "cuttlefish [fish]er"

Etymology 3[edit]

From choco (stagnant) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros)

  1. (geography) a soaked terrain, or a terrain with heavy soil
  2. (geography) a vegetable garden

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “choca”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “choca”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[2], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN