nespereira
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from local Medieval Latin nesperaria, attested since the 10th century, from Vulgar Latin *nespirum, from mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).
Noun edit
nespereira f (plural nespereiras)
- either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the néspera:
Usage notes edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “nesper” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nespereira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nespereira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nespereira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: nes‧pe‧rei‧ra
Noun edit
nespereira f (plural nespereiras)
- either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the nêspera: