boqueadas

Galician

Etymology

From boquear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bokeˈaðɐs]

Noun

boqueadas f pl (plural only)

1. last breath; agonal breathing; death rattle
   • 1861, Xoán Manuel Pintos, A Galicia:

     Anque España xa toda está rendida, e casi tod'as prazas xa tomadas, e a libertá perdida na Cruña vai a dar as boqueadas; non pode consentir, o honor llo adita, que o máis fero inimigo sin ver sangre profane a gran ciudá de María Pita.

     The whole of Spain has surrendered, almost every stronghold taken, the lost freedom is going to take her last breath in A Coruña; but he cannot consent, honour dictates it, that the fiercest enemy profanes the great city of María Pita without the sight of blood

References

• “boqueadas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “boqueada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bokeˈadas/ [bo.keˈa.ð̞as]
• Rhymes: -adas
• Syllabification: bo‧que‧a‧das

Participle

boqueadas f pl

1. feminine plural of boqueado