monifate
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Likely related to moneca. Cognate with Portuguese bonifrate.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]monifate m (plural monifates)
- puppet
- Synonyms: fantoche, marioneta, monicreque
- straw doll
- Synonym: monicreque
- (figurative, despective) wimp
- Synonym: monicreque
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “monifate”, 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), “monifate”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega