queimada
English edit
Etymology edit
From Galician, past participle of queimar (“to burn”).
Noun edit
queimada (countable and uncountable, plural queimadas)
- A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made from aguardiente, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and cinnamon. It is set alight before drinking.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From queimar (“to burn”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
queimada f (plural queimadas)
- a local traditional drink made from augardente, cane sugar, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and optionally other spices; it is set alight before drinking, so reducing its alcohol content and adding nuances to the flavor
- burning
Adjective edit
queimada m or f (plural queimadas)
Participle edit
queimada f sg
See also edit
- queimada on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References edit
- “queimada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “queimada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “queimada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: quei‧ma‧da
Adjective edit
queimada f sg
Noun edit
queimada f (plural queimadas)
- the clearance of the ground using fire
- burning
- (Brazil) forest fire
- Synonym: incêndio florestal
- (Brazil) dodgeball
- Synonym: (Portugal) jogo do mata
Participle edit
queimada f sg
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Galician, past participle of queimar (“to burn”). Doublet of quemada.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
queimada f (plural queimadas)
Further reading edit
- “queimada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014