pabea

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from a derivative of Latin pabulum.[1][2] Cognate with Portuguese paveia.

Pronunciation

Noun

pabea f (plural pabeas)

  1. gavel (a small heap of grain not tied up into a bundle)
    Synonym: gavela
    xeiras grandes e pobeas raras levan donos á terras estrañas (proverb)
    long working days and few gavels take the owner to strange lands
  2. stalk of a cereal plant
  3. a mound of brushwood
    Synonym: gavela

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. pabulum.
  2. ^ Krüger, Fritz (2003) “Cosas y palabras del noroeste ibérico”, in Antología Conmemorativa: Nueva Revista De Filología Hispánica : Cincuenta Tomos, volume 9, Colegio de Mexico, →DOI, pages 205–234