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Galician
Etymology
Blend of ciprés + arcipreste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /alθiˈpɾɛste/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /alsiˈpɾɛste/
- Rhymes: -ɛste
- Hyphenation: al‧ci‧pres‧te
Noun
alcipreste m (plural alciprestes)
- cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
- Synonym: ciprés
- Os alciprestes, como os fidalgos: poucos, soilos e altos (proverb) ― The cypresses alike the noblemen: few, solitary and tall
- cypress wood
- Synonym: ciprés
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcipreste”, 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), “alcipreste”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcipreste”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN