folerpa

Galician

Folerpas

Alternative forms

• celepa, falepa, falopa, felepa, folepa, folerca, zalopa

Etymology

Perhaps from *fallupa, a derivative of Late Latin faluppa (“chaff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈlɛɾpa̝/

Noun

folerpa m (plural folerpas)

1. snowflake

   Synonyms: faísca, foupa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “folerpa”, 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), “folerpa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “folerpa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN