ferrete

ferrete m (plural ferretes)

1. pollock

• forrete

Attested in local 12th century Latin documents.^[1] From Old French ferret (“little iron object”), diminutive of fer (“iron”).

• IPA^(key): [feˈretɪ]

ferrete m (plural ferretes)

1. stinger of an insect

   Synonyms: aguillón, ferrón

2. aiglet
3. pig nose ring

   Synonyms: brinco, ferrato

• aferretar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferrete”, 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), “ferrete”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferrete”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Old French ferret (“branding iron”), diminutive of fer (“iron”), from Latin ferrum.

• IPA^(key): /feˈrete/ [feˈre.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: fe‧rre‧te

ferrete m (plural ferretes)

1. branding iron

• “ferrete”, 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