alfiestra

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Mozarabic *alfenestra, from Latin fenestra (“window”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfiˈɛstɾa̝/

Noun

alfiestra f (plural alfiestras)

1. needle eye

   Synonyms: fiestra, ollo

2. (nautical) eye in the rudderhead, for attaching the tiller

Related terms

• fiestra

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alfiestra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “alfiestra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alfiestra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Corriente, Federico (2008) “alfiestra”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110