maragota
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Galician
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Etymology
[edit]Attested since 1596. Unknown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]maragota m (plural maragotas)
- Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
- 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:
- burazinos / panchozes tamañiños / Va jiba ou maragota / e si acasso ben pijota
- little blackspot sea breams and well sized axillary sea brams / With cuttlefish and ballan wrasse / and maybe also hake
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “maragota” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “maragota” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “maragota” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.