romaría

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See also: romaria

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese romaria (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): Roma (Rome) +‎ -aría. Compare Portuguese romaria and Spanish romería.

A romaría near Santiago (1860), by Dionisio Fierros
Romaría at the Catholic sanctuary of Virxe da Barca, Muxía

Pronunciation

Noun

romaría f (plural romarías)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) pilgrimage
    • 1292, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, Vida e Fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 49:
      Mando que den do meu a Pero Pérez, meu fillo, por quanto uay a Santiago por min en romaría
      I order that they give of what is mine to Pero Pérez, my son, because he is going in pilgrimage to Santiago in my name
  2. an outdoor festival and fair; kirmess
    • 1858, Antonio María de la Iglesia, Poesías:
      Heite de levar ás fías / Heite de levar ás feiras / E tamén ás romarías, / Onde ti, meu rulo, queiras / Ruar e tere bos días.
      I'll take you to the reunions , I'll take you to the street markets, and also to the fairs; wherever you, my dove, would want to go and have fun
  3. (figurative) crowd

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