bígaro
Galician
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from a substrate language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbiɣɐɾʊ]
Noun
bígaro m (plural bígaros)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bígaro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bígaro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bígaro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Related to Galician bígaro, but of unknown origin. Likely not related to bigarrado (“multicolored”), abigarrar (“to paint in many colors”).
Noun
bígaro m (plural bígaros)
Further reading
- “bígaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024