quilma

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1485; probably Old Spanish quilma, possibly a Wanderwort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkilmɐ]

Noun

quilma f (plural quilmas)

1. (rare) faggot

   Synonym: feixe

2. (rare) bag, sack, backpack

   Synonyms: costal, saco

   • 1485, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 286:

     iten duas rapadas de sal e dous saleyros para el, iten duas quilmas, iten dous baçios pequenos, iten oyto talladores

     item, two bushels of salt and two cellars for it; item, two sacks; item, two small bowls; item, eight trenchers

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quilma”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quilma”, 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), “quilma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “quilma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN