madeixa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈðe.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈðej.ʃa]

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixes)

1. skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)

   Synonym: troca

   Cabdellava una madeixa de llana tot escoltant música.

   He wound a skein of wool while listening to music.

   Guardava les madeixes en una capsa vermella.

   She kept the skeins in a red box.

Derived terms

• madeixa d'espart
• madeixa de cànem
• madeixa de cotó
• madeixa de fil
• madeixa de llana

References

• “madeixa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

madeixas

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈðejʃa̝/

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixas)

1. skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)

   Synonyms: cadeixa, mea, meada

References

• 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

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃɐ/ [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃɐ/ [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃa/ [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðɐj.ʃɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðɐj.ʃɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðej.ʃɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðej.ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈde.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðe.ʃɐ]

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixas)

1. lock (tuft or length of hair)

   Synonym: mecha

2. small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)

   Synonym: meada

References

• “madeixa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “madeixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Further reading

• “madeixa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026