madeixa

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencia)

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixes)

skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
Synonym: troca

References

“madeixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

madeixas

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈðejʃa̝/

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixas)

skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
Synonyms: cadeixa, mea, meada

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “madeixa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios 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), “madeixa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madeixa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ʃɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ʃɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ʃɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈde.ʃɐ/

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixas)

lock (tuft or length of hair)
Synonym: mecha
small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
Synonym: meada

References

“madeixa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
“madeixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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