alcrique

Galician

Alcrique

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الكَرِكِي (al-karikī), from Arabic كَرَاكِيّ (karākiyy), plural of كُرْكِيّ (kurkiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈkɾike̝/

Noun

alcrique m (plural alcriques)

1. Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus)

   Synonyms: alpabarda, chandarme, rato

2. needlefish (Belone belone)

   Synonym: agulla

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alcrique”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcrique”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alcrique”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcrique”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN