feixiño de cartos

Galician

Etymology

Can be translated as "bundle of money" (literally a "a little bundle of quarters").

Noun

feixiño de cartos m (plural feixiños de cartos)

1. (figurative) small fortune

   Synonym: feixe de cartos

   Antes os mariñeiros traían a casa un feixiño de cartos ― In the past fishermen could bring home a small fortune

Related terms

• feixe
• cartos

References

• “feixiño de cartos” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.