pedra preciosa

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. Compare French pierre précieuse, Spanish piedra preciosa.

Noun

pedra preciosa f (plural pedras preciosas)

  1. gemstone; precious stone
    Synonym: xema
    • 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 414:
      quando chegarõ os judeus disellis com̃o tĩjna ali muy grãde algo en ouro et en aliofre et en pedras preçiosas
      when the Jew arrived he told them that he has there a large fortune in gold, pearls and precious stones

References

  • “pedra preçiosa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pedras preçiosas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pedra preciosa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Noun

pedra preciosa f (plural pedras preciosas)

  1. gemstone; precious stone
    Synonym: gema
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