ollomol

Galician

Ollomoles (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Etymology

From ollo (“eye”) + mol (“soft, bland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʎoˈmɔl/, /ɔʎoˈmɔl/

Noun

ollomol m (plural ollomoles)

1. blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

   Synonyms: besugo, buraz, pancho

   Ollomol de xaneiro, vale un carneiro

   Seabream captured in January, has the value of a ram

References

• “ollomol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ollomol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ollomol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.