faldra

Galician

faldras

Aba or faldra, Pico Sacro

Alternative forms

• falda

Etymology

13th century (sofaldrar). From Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan), from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”). Cognate with Portuguese fralda and falda, with Spanish falda and with English fold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaldɾa̝/

Noun

faldra f (plural faldras)

1. the part of a shirt below the waist

   Synonyms: aba, faldrón

2. by extension, skirt

   Synonym: saia

3. foot and lower side of a mountain or hill

   Synonyms: aba, pé

4. (anatomy, cooking) flank

References

• “faldra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “fald” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “faldra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “faldra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “faldra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.