freba

Galician

Alternative forms

• febra

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese (compare Portuguese fêvera), from Latin fibra (“fiber; boneless meat”) (compare Spanish hebra); less probably, from an Arabic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾeβa̝/

Noun

freba f (plural frebas)

1. fiber, thread
2. lean, boneless meat, specially when referring to pork loin meat

Derived terms

• entrefrebado
• februdo

References

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