xolda

Galician

Alternative forms

• xoldra

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from the same origin as jaude (“troop, band of soldiers”), from a Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay, to compensate”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔlda̝/

Noun

xolda f (plural xoldas)

1. party, fun, diversion, spree.

   Synonyms: esmorga, festa, folía, foliada, ruada, troula

References

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• “xolda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.