froita seca

Galician

Froita seca

Etymology

From froita (“fruit”) and seca (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾojtaˈseka̝/

Noun

froita seca f (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) nuts
   • 1270, M. Romaní Martinez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310):

     dar cada ano I quarteiro de froyta seca, meas castanas et meas nozes

     to give each year a quarter of nuts, half of it of chestnuts and half of it of walnuts

Related terms

• froita

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “froyta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “froyta seca”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “froita”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega