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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1150. From Late Latin arbor nucāria, from nucārius, from Latin nux (“nut”). Compare Portuguese nogueira, Spanish noguera, French noyer.
Pronunciation
Noun
nogueira f (plural nogueiras)
- walnut tree
- Synonym: croucheira
- walnut tree wood
Derived terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nogue”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nogueira”, 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), “nogueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nogueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin (arbor) nucāria < nucārius < Latin nux. Compare Spanish noguera, French noyer, Catalan noguera, Occitan noguièr.
Pronunciation
Noun
nogueira f (plural nogueiras)
- walnut (tree)
Derived terms