meixengra

Galician

meixengra

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maisingaz, from *maisǭ (“titmouse”) +‎ *-ingō (“-ing”). Cognate with Portuguese mejengra, French mésange and Old Norse meisingr (“titmouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mejˈʃeŋɡɾa̝/

Noun

meixengra f (plural meixengras)

1. tit, chickadee, titmouse (any of a large number of small tree-dwelling passerine birds)
   • 1955, Alfonso Gayoso, Os fidalgos de Rante. Buenos Aires: Edicións Miño, page 47:

     Mesmo pareces unha meixengra en día de choiva.

     You even look as a titmouse in a rainy day

2. bee-eater

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “meixengra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN