esmelgar

From Late Latin *exmelicāre, from mel (“honey”).

• IPA^(key): [esmelˈɣaɾ]

esmelgar (first-person singular present esmelgo, first-person singular preterite esmelguei, past participle esmelgado)

1. (apiculture) to harvest a beehive; in particular, to uncap the cells

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esmelgar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esmelgar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esmelgar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esmelgar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esmelgar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN