estripeiro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin stirps (rootstock) + -eiro, suffix which forms the name of many trees. Cognate with Portuguese estrepeiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /estɾiˈpejɾo/ [es̺.t̪ɾiˈpej.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ejɾo
  • Hyphenation: es‧tri‧pei‧ro

Noun

estripeiro m (plural estripeiros)

  1. may; hawthorn (shrub of the genus Crataegus used for grafting)
    Synonyms: estripo, pereira brava
  • Estripeiral
  • Estripeiro
  • esterpa

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