besbello
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1750. Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
besbello m (plural besbellos)
- water strider
- Synonym: zapateiro
- dragonfly nymph
- water scorpion
- any other similar aquatic bug used as a bait
- (card games) a minor trump
References edit
- “besbello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “besbello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “besbello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.