Galician edit

 
Preparing the magosto

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Unknown.[1] Cognate with Portuguese magusto and Asturian magüestu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

magosto m (plural magostos)

  1. chestnut harvest party, celebrated at the evening, around All Saints' Day or the day of Saint Martin of November

Related terms edit

References edit

  • magosto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • magosto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • magosto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • magosto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “magosto”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.

Spanish edit

Noun edit

magosto m (plural magostos)

  1. a traditional party in the north of Spain, especially Asturias and Galicia, in which chestnuts are eaten

Further reading edit