calafrío

Galician

Alternative forms

• calefrío, callafrío, callosfrío, calofrío

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Old Spanish calofrío (“shiver”), or either a cognate of it, perhaps from caldo (“hot”) + frío (“cold”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

calafrío m (plural calafríos)

1. shiver (the act or result of shivering)

   Synonym: arrepío

   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     Teño moitos calafrios,
     á quentura ben detràs,
     receo, si hè ò mal catìbo,
     Dios che me'arrede detàl.

     I have many shivers
     the fever rises just next
     I fear it is the mal cativo,
     God takes me away from that

References

• “calafrío” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “calafrío” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “calafrío” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.