malleira

Galician

Etymology

mallar (“to thresh”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈʎejɾa̝/

Noun

malleira f (plural malleiras)

1. beating, bashing (the action by which someone or something is beaten)

   Synonym: malladura

2. (figurative) beating (a heavy defeat)

Related terms

• mallar

References

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