miñaxoia
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since 1750. From miña + xoia, "my jewel".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
miñaxoia m or f by sense (plural miñaxoias)
- (endearing or patronizing) poor thing
- 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:
- ¡miña xoia! aquel Señor non berraba con ninguén, dabame sempre e decote una gran cunca de caldo, ou bo taliso de pan, e moitas veces un trago. ¡Aquel si que xa era Amo!
- Poor thing! that sir would argue with not one; he'll give me always and daily a large bowl of broth, or a good piece of bread, and frequently a swig. That was a lord!
- (figurative, ironically) mean person
References edit
- “miñaxoia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “miñaxoia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “miñaxoia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.