arroaz

Galician

Arroaz

Etymology

Either from roer (“to gnaw”) +‎ -az, or from rabaz (lobo rabaz, "European lynx") from Latin rapāx (“rapacious”). Cognate with Portuguese roaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aroˈaθ/, (western) /aroˈas/

Noun

arroaz m (plural arroaces)

1. bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

   Synonyms: boto, bufa

2. by extension, any dolphin

   Synonym: golfiño

Descendants

• Spanish: arroaz

References

• “roaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “arroaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arroaz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arroaz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.