piñeiro

See also: Pineiro and Piñeiro

Galician

A piñeiro (Pinus pinaster), Cies Islands

Piñeiro manso (Pinus pinea), Antas de Ulla

Alternative forms

• pinheiro (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since the 12th century. From piño (“pine tree, pinewood”) +‎ -eiro. Compare Portuguese pinheiro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈɲejɾʊ]

Noun

piñeiro m (plural piñeiros)

1. pine (any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, or similar)
2. crestless rooster

Derived terms

• Piñeiro
• piñeiro manso
• Piñeiroá
• Piñeirón

 

Related terms

• Pinal
• Pinar
• piña
• Piñeira
• Piñeira
• Piñeiro

 

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pineyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piñeiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “piñeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piñeiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN