galdrapa

Galician

Etymology

13th century. Cognate with Spanish gualdrapa, Italian gualdrappa which are attested much later.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalˈdɾapa̝/

Noun

galdrapa f (plural galdrapas)

  1. shabrack; saddlecloth
  2. tatter, rag

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gualdrapa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos