faldra

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Galician

faldras
Aba or faldra, Pico Sacro

Alternative forms

Etymology

13th century (sofaldrar). From Gothic đ†đŒ°đŒ»đŒžđŒ°đŒœ (falĂŸan), from Proto-Germanic *falĂŸaną (“to fold”). Cognate with Portuguese fralda and falda, with Spanish falda and with English fold.

Pronunciation

Noun

faldra f (plural faldras)

  1. the part of a shirt below the waist
    Synonyms: aba, faldrĂłn
  2. by extension, skirt
    Synonym: saia
  3. foot and lower side of a mountain or hill
    Synonyms: aba, pé
  4. (anatomy, cooking) flank

References

  • “faldra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “fald” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier GĂłmez Guinovart: Corpus XelmĂ­rez - Corpus lingĂŒĂ­stico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “faldra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “faldra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “faldra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do lĂ©xico patrimonial galego e portuguĂ©s, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.