leitarega
Galician
Alternative forms
- leitariga, leitarenga, leiterena, loutarega
Etymology
From Latin lactoris, from Ancient Greek, with the suffix -ego or -engo.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lejtaˈɾɛɣɐ]
Noun
leitarega m (plural leitaregas)
- dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Synonym: mexacán
- cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata)
- Synonyms: leituga dos porcos, pacica, paciporca
- chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Synonyms: chicoria, leituga dos porcos, pacica, paciporca
- sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “leitarega”, 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), “leitarega”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “leitarega”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “leche”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos.