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Galician
Etymology
From pel (“skin”) + -ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈlika̝/, /pɪˈlika̝/
Noun
pelica f (plural pelicas)
- hide, pelt
1439, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 420:da pelica da marta, hua branca, et da lontra, dous diñeiros, et da raposa, hun diñeiro- a marten pelt, a branca ; and of otter, two diñeiros; and of fox, a diñeiro
- sheepskin used, in the past, to protect the mattress in the beds of younger children or as a carpet
- dressed sheepskin
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pelica”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pelica”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pelica”, 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), “pelica”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pelica”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
pelica f (plural pelicas)
- kidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)