quitamerendas
Galician
editEtymology
editQuita (“it takes away”) + merendas (“afternoon snacks”) (it grows in autumn, when days are shorter and merendas were no longer needed before dinner).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquitamerendas f (invariable)
- (botany, humorous) meadow saffron (Colchicum montanum)
- Synonym: tollemerendas
References
edit- “quitamerendas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “quitamerendas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “quitamerendas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.