abrollo

Galician

Alternative forms

• abrolho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin aperī oculōs (“open [your] eyes!”). Compare Portuguese abrolho, Spanish abrojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈβɾɔʎʊ]

Noun

abrollo m (plural abrollos)

1. (botany) caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)
2. (weaponry) caltrop
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 740:

     Et os mouros deytarõ moytos abr[ol]los pelos camjnos et polos pasos de Aguadiana, en que se mãcasem os omes et as bestas

     And the Moors tossed many caltrops along the roads and the forths of the Guadiana, for hurting men and beasts

References

• “abrollo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “abrollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abrollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abrollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.