maino

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See also: mainò

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1838. Probably a deverbal adjective from amainar (to calm down), itself probably from Old Occitan amainà (to tame, to calm down), from Latin mansiō (mansion, house).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

maino (feminine maina, masculine plural mainos, feminine plural mainas)

  1. soft, weak, feeble, calm, tame
    Synonyms: feble, frouxo, suave, lene

Derived terms

Noun

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maino m (plural mainos)

  1. ragworm (Hediste diversicolor); often used as bait in fishing

References

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