nabiza
Galician
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Etymology
From nabo, from Latin nāpus (“turnip”), and the suffix -izo. Cognate with Portuguese nabiça.
Pronunciation
Noun
nabiza f (plural nabizas)
- (botany, cooking) young turnip greens (Brassica rapa)
- c. 1790, Domingo Blanco (ed.), 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
- Non como verzas con unto, nin nabizas con aceite, pra min non hai cousa boa, tamén me fai mal o leite
- c. 1790, Domingo Blanco (ed.), A poesía popular en Galicia 1745-1885.. Vigo: Xerais, page 138:
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- “nabiza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.