pégaro
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from a non-Celtic substrate language related to Lusitanian: compare Proto-Slavic *pь̀strъ (“variegated”), from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-ró-s.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pégaro (feminine pégara, masculine plural pégaros, feminine plural pégaras)
- multicolored; variegated
- Synonyms: apigarado, multicolor, pego, pinto
Related terms edit
References edit
- “pigar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “pégaro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pégaro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pégaro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.