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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese polegar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pollicāris, from pollex. Compare Portuguese polegar, Spanish pulgar.
Pronunciation
Noun
polgar m (plural polgares)
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- Synonyms: (informal) escachapiollos; (informal) matapiollos
References
- “polegar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “pollegar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “polgar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “polgar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “polgar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.