touquinegra

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Galician

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touquinegras

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese touquinegra (13th century), a compound of touca (“veil”) +‎ negra (“black”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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touquinegra f (plural touquinegras)

  1. (archaic) nun
    Synonym: monxa
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References

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  • “touquinegra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “touquinegra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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