restreba

Galician

Alternative forms

  • resteba

Etymology

From re- +‎ a form derived from Latin stīpes.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /resˈtɾeba/ [res̺ˈt̪ɾe.β̞ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eba
  • Hyphenation: res‧tre‧ba

Noun

restreba m (plural restrebas)

  1. second harvest
  2. (collective) stubble, stumps and stalks left after the harvest
    Synonyms: restroballo, restrollo
  3. a terrain covered with stubble
    Synonyms: pallar, pallarega

Derived terms

  • Restreba
  • restrebar
  • restrebeira
  • restrebo

References

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