ambroesa

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. At face value, Ambroa +‎ -esa, "from Ambroa"; or else from the same Germanic origin that French framboise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ambɾoˈesa̝/, /ambɾuˈesa̝/

Noun

ambroesa m (plural ambroesas)

  1. a superior quality variety of cherries and cherry trees
    • 1497, Maia, Clarinda de Azevedo (ed.) (1986): História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 124:
      I rent to you every walnut tree and cherry tree, with the exception of the ambroesas variety
      todas las nugueras τ çerderas vos aforo a ſaluo as anbroeſas
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: cereixa ambroesa

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