preguiza

Galician

Alternative forms

• perguiza, priguiza

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese (the derivative preguiçoso is already attested in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century), from Latin pīgritia. Cognate with Portuguese preguiça, Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɣiθa̝/, (western) /pɾeˈɣisa̝/

Noun

preguiza f (plural preguizas)

1. laziness, sloth (unwillingness to do work)
2. (Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)

Derived terms

• preguiceiro (“lazy”)
• preguizoso (“lazy”)

References

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