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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1409. From Latin arenosus: synchronically area (“sand”) + -oso. Compare Portuguese areoso, Spanish arenoso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
areoso (feminine areosa, masculine plural areosos, feminine plural areosas)
- sandy
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “areoso”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “areoso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “areoso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “areoso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
areoso (feminine areosa, masculine plural areosos, feminine plural areosas, metaphonic)
- sandy (like sand)