cirola

Galician

Cirolas, abruños, ameixas, cereollos and fatóns

Etymology

Probably a late borrowing from Leonese; from Late Latin cēreŏla, an abbreviation of pruna cēreola ("wax-colored plums"), from the feminine of Latin cereolus; see cera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɾɔla̝/

Noun

cirola f (plural cirolas)

1. plum (fruit)

   Synonyms: abruño, ameixa

2. damson; a certain kind of plum

   Synonym: fatón

Related terms

• cerollo
• cerullo

References

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