rodaballo

Galician

Rodaballo (Scophthalmus maximus)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rotos (“wheel”) + *ballos ("wheel-sack").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roðaˈβaʎo̝/

Noun

rodaballo m (plural rodaballos)

1. turbot
   • 1417, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:

     Iten a libra dos rodavallos et do mero a seis dineiros cada libra

     Item, the pound of turbots and of groupers, six diñeiros each pound

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rodaballo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Noun

rodaballo m (plural rodaballos)

1. turbot