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Etymology edit

14th century. From rodriga (vine-prop) +‎ -ar (the former attested 13th century).[1]

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Verb edit

rodrigar (first-person singular present rodrigo, first-person singular preterite rodriguei, past participle rodrigado)

  1. (transitive) to prop a vine, tying it to a support
    Synonym: arxoar
    • 1394, A. Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 88:
      E outrosý auedes de cauar e escauar e rrodrigar e podar e choer e valar as ditas viñas
      And also you shall hoe and make holes around and prop and prune and enclose and fence in these vines

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References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “rodrigón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos