pedrazo

Galician

Etymology

From pedra (“stone”) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈðɾaθo̝/, (western) /peˈðɾaso̝/

Noun

pedrazo m (plural pedrazos)

1. hail; hailstone

   Synonym: pedraza

   • 1360, E. Cal Pardo, editor, De Viveiro en la Edad Media, Estudios Mindonienses, 7, page 143:

     nen a tenpestade nen a geada nen a pedraço nen a esterilidade nen a outra perda algua que aynda que a y aia que ha sofran en sy et non leixen por ende de pagar a dita renda, saluo se lla tomase ou mandase tomar el Rey

     nor for tempest, nor for freeze, nor for hail, nor for sterility, nor for any other loss, that if it ever happen that they should endure it, and never to stop paying that rent, except if taken or ordered to be taken by the King

Synonyms

• pedra

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pedraço”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pedrazo”, 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), “pedrazo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pedrazo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN