pelica

See also: pelicà

Galician

Etymology

From Latin pellis (“pelt, hide”), with the Galician suffix -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈlika̝/, /pɪˈlika̝/

Noun

pelica f (plural pelicas)

1. hide, pelt
   • 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 420:

     da pelica da marta, hua branca, et da lontra, dous diñeiros, et da raposa, hun diñeiro

     a marten pelt, a branca [coin]; and of otter, two diñeiros; and of fox, a diñeiro

2. sheepskin used, in the past, to protect the mattress in the beds of younger children or as a carpet
3. dressed sheepskin

Related terms

• peliqueiro

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pelica”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “pelica” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

pelica f (plural pelicas)

1. kidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)