madeixa
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]madeixa f (plural madeixes)
- skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
- Synonym: troca
References
[edit]- “madeixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naturally_dyed_skeins.jpg/220px-Naturally_dyed_skeins.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]madeixa f (plural madeixas)
- skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “madeixa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “madeixa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madeixa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation
[edit]
Noun
[edit]madeixa f (plural madeixas)
- lock (tuft or length of hair)
- Synonym: mecha
- small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
- Synonym: meada
References
[edit]- “madeixa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “madeixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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