gardarríos

Galician

gardarríos ("kingfisher")

Etymology

From gardar (“to guard”) +‎ ríos (“rivers”), "river-guard".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaɾðaˈriʊs]

Noun

gardarríos m (invariable)

1. kingfisher

   Synonyms: picapeixe, sanmartiño

References

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