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Galician
Etymology
mallar (“to thresh”) + -eira.
Pronunciation
Noun
malleira f (plural malleiras)
- beating, bashing (the action by which someone or something is beaten)
- Synonym: malladura
- (figurative) beating (a heavy defeat)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “malleira”, 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), “malleira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “malleira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN