cangroia
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Probably from a substrate language. Cognate with Portuguese congorsa, congossa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcangroia f (plural cangroias)
- (botany) periwinkle (Vinca difformis, Vinca major)
- Synonyms: herba da envexa, sempre noiva
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cangroia”, 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), “cangroia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega