madeixa
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
madeixa f (plural madeixes)
- skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
- Synonym: troca
References edit
- “madeixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
madeixa f (plural madeixas)
- skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
References edit
- “madeixa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “madeixa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “madeixa” 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, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
madeixa f (plural madeixas)
- lock (tuft or length of hair)
- Synonym: mecha
- small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
- Synonym: meada
References edit
- “madeixa” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “madeixa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.