angueira

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin angaria (“corvee”), from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρία (angaría, “service”). Cognate with Greek αγγαρεία (angareía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡejɾa̝/

Noun

angueira m (plural angueiras)

1. (archaic) corvee

   Synonym: endeita

2. task, work, business

   Synonym: endeita

Derived terms

• Angueira

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “angueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “angueira”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “angueira”, 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), “angueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega