loureiro
See also: Loureiro
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese loureiro.
Noun edit
loureiro (countable and uncountable, plural loureiros)
- A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
- 2018 March 8, Eric Asimov, “Bubbles, With Joy: Pétillant Naturel’s Triumphant Return”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The 2016 Phaunus Vinho Verde from Aphros in Portugal, made entirely of the loureiro grape, seemed to have the weight and depth of Champagne.
- A variety of white wine made from this grape.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) + eiro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
loureiro m (plural loureiros)
- bay (Laurus nobilis)
- bay leaf
- a grape variety local to Galicia and Portugal
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “loureyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “loureyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “loureiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “loureiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “loureiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese loureiro, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius,[1] from Latin laurus. By surface analysis, louro (“laurel, laurel leaf”) + -eiro.[2][3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
loureiro m (plural loureiros)
- bay (Laurus nobilis, a shrub of the Mediterranean)
- Synonym: louro
Descendants edit
- → English: loureiro
References edit
- ^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho
- ^ “loureiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “loureiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.