arreitó

Galician

Arreitós or paxariños ("columbine")

Arreitós or paxariños ("toadflax")

Alternative forms

• arroutó, reitó

Etymology

A diminutive in -ó from a back formation of arreitar (“to arouse”), "little aphrodisiac" or the like, because of the alleged aphrodisiac properties of this plant (columbine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [arejˈtɔ]

Noun

arreitó m (plural arreitós)

1. columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

   Synonyms: paxariños, soldados

2. three bird toadflax (Linaria triornithophora)

   Synonym: paxariños

3. toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)

   Synonym: paxariños

Related terms

• arreitar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arreitó”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “arroutó”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “arroutós”, 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), “arreitó”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arreitó”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN