queimacasas
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From queimar (“to burn”) + casas (“houses”). Unknown motivation; either comparing them to arsonists or because frying them required a large quantity of oil which was both expensive and dangerous.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
queimacasas m (invariable)
- marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)
- Synonym: martabela
References edit
- “queimacasas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “queimacasas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “queimacasas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.