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Galician
Etymology
From mata (“kills”) + piollos (“lice”). Compare Asturian matapioyos, Venetan masapeoci.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mataˈpjoɟos/
- Rhymes: -oɟos
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧pio‧llos
Noun
matapiollos m (invariable)
- (informal) thumb
- Synonyms: cachapiollos, escachapiollos, polgar
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “matapiollos”, 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), “matapiollos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “matapiollos”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN