cirolas

Galician

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَرَاوِيل (sarāwīl, “pants”). Cognate with Portuguese ceroulas and Spanish zaragüelles.

Alternative forms

• ciroulas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θiˈɾɔlɐs], (western) [siˈɾɔlɐs]

Noun

cirolas f pl (plural only)

1. (historical) long johns or similar undergarment

Etymology 2

Noun

cirolas

1. plural of cirola

References

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