moneca

Galician

Alternative forms

• boneca, monecra

Etymology

Ultimately from a substrate language, from *bonnĭcca, perhaps from *bodinĭcca, from Proto-Celtic *bodinā (“heap, bollard”). Compare French borne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈnɛka/

Noun

moneca f (plural monecas) m: moneco

1. doll (a toy in the form of a human)
2. ball of cloth for applying varnish, etc
3. (archaic) wrist

Derived terms

• moneco

References

• “moneca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “moneca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “moneca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “moneca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “moneca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “boneca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.