queimacasas
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Galician
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Etymology
[edit]From queimar (“to burn”) + casas (“houses”). Unknown motivation; either comparing them to arsonists or because frying them required a large quantity of oil which was both expensive and dangerous.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]queimacasas m (invariable)
- marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)
- Synonym: martabela
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “queimacasas”, 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), “queimacasas”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “queimacasas”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN