vaira
Galician
Etymology
The word is attested in local medieval Latin documents as abanaria and apanaria; perhaps from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”) + Latin suffix -aria, though a intermediate form *avaẽyra.
Pronunciation
Noun
vaira f (plural vairas)
Synonyms
References
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vaira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN