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Galician
Etymology
From croio (“pebble”).
Pronunciation
Noun
croia f (plural croias)
- (botany) stone (the central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer; most notably, those of cherries)
- Synonyms: carabuña, carozo
- pebble
Noun
croia f (plural croias)
- rustic and untidy woman
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “croia”, 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), “croia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “coia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
croia
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of croi