abesouro

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Galician

Abesouro

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abesouro, of unknown origin. Perhaps a composite from Latin apis (bee) and a derivative of Germanic *sauzaz (dry; red-brown).[1] Cognate with Portuguese besouro (beetle).

Pronunciation

Noun

abesouro m (plural abesouros)

  1. bumblebee

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References

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