Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably related to Spanish mendrugo (piece of bread);[1] compare also mendo (patch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mendrello m (plural mendrellos)

  1. rag
    Synonyms: béldrago, farrapo, galdrapo, trapo

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References

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  • mendrello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mendrugo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos