meleiro

See also: Meleiro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin mellarius (“beekeeper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈlejɾo̝/

Noun

meleiro m (plural meleiros, feminine meleira, feminine plural meleiras)

1. beekeeper

   Synonym: abelleiro

Derived terms

• Meleiro

Related terms

• mel (“honey”)

Adjective

meleiro (feminine meleira, masculine plural meleiros, feminine plural meleiras)

1. suave
2. sweet, soft

References

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