melga

See also: melgá

Galician

Melga ("spiny dogfish")

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin merga (“two-pronged fork”), because of its two characteristic spines. Cognate with Spanish mielga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɣa̝/

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

1. spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Derived terms

• melgacho

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica, from Mēdia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɣa̝/

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

1. spelt
   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria, page 61:

     deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto

     the foal must eat hay, straw, grass, barley, oats, spelt, that is melga, and things such like these

2. flake
3. fog

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “melga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “melga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛɫ.ɡɐ]

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

1. common mosquito
2. an annoying person for their speech or constant presence.

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Spanish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈme̞l.ɡa̠]

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

1. Strip of land marked for sowing seeds.

References

http://lema.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=gBNPjXuznDXX2usjEPBI%7C2crMLSWIlDXX2SLNgxQE