concheiro

Galician

Etymology 1

From concho (“husk; walnut”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konˈt͡ʃejɾʊ]

Noun

concheiro m (plural concheiros)

1. walnut tree

   Synonym: nogueira

Etymology 2

From cuncha (“shell”) +‎ -eiro.

The shell is a symbol of the way of Saint James

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konˈt͡ʃejɾʊ]

Noun

concheiro m (plural concheiros)

1. (historical) shell-maker; artisan who, during the Middle Ages, worked shells which were sold to the pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, who took them back to their countries, elsewhere in Europe, as proof of their pilgrimage

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “concheiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “concheiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “concheiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “concheiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.