verdel

Galician

Xarda, cabala ou verdel

Etymology

Borrowed from Gascon Occitan. Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *verdellus, from viridis (“green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beɾˈðɛl]

Noun

verdel m (plural verdeis)

1. mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

   Synonyms: cabala, correolo, rincha, torno, xarda

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “verdel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “verdel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “verdel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾˈdel/ [beɾˈð̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: ver‧del

Noun

verdel m (plural verdeles)

1. mackerel
   • 2015 October 14, “Nutrir el planeta”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Asar las huevas de verdel en la parrilla unos minutos por cada lado.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “verdel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025