nabiza

Galician

nabos ("turnips") with nabizas

Etymology

From nabo, from Latin nāpus (“turnip”), and the suffix -izo. Cognate with Portuguese nabiça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈβiθa̝/, (western) /naˈβisa̝/

Noun

nabiza f (plural nabizas)

1. (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

• nabo
• rabiza

References

• “nabiza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “nabiza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “nabiza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.