nabiza
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Etymology
[edit]From nabo, from Latin nāpus (“turnip”), and the suffix -izo. Cognate with Portuguese nabiça.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nabiza f (plural nabizas)
- (botany, cooking) young turnip greens (Brassica rapa)
- c. 1790, Domingo Blanco, editor, A poesía popular en Galicia 1745-1885., Vigo: Xerais, page 138:
- Non como verzas con unto, nin nabizas con aceite, pra min non hai cousa boa, tamén me fai mal o leite
- I don't eat greens with lard, nor turnip greens with olive oil; there's nothing good for me: even milk makes me feel sick
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nabiza”, 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), “nabiza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nabiza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN