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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbajɾa̝/

Noun

vaira f (plural vairas)

1. still water
2. reservoir

Synonyms

• (still water): relanzo, remanso
• (reservoir): encoro, presa

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