brañego

Galician

Etymology

From braña (“marsh”) +‎ -ego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾaˈɲɛɣo̝/

Noun

brañego m (plural brañegos, feminine brañega, feminine plural brañegas)

1. a person from the lowlands known as A Terrachá, Lugo, Galicia
2. a person from one of several places called Braña
3. a highlander

Adjective

brañego (feminine brañega, masculine plural brañegos, feminine plural brañegas)

1. marshy; belonging to the marsh

Related terms

• braña
• Braña

References

• “brañego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “brañego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega