careixa

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From a substrate Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *carisia. Cognate with Portuguese careja and Spanish cresa.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

careixa f (plural careixas)

  1. maggot
    Synonym: sen
  2. (uncountable) fly maggots and eggs deposited in meat or food
    Synonym: sese

References

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