tragueira

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1840. From tragar (“to gulp, swallow”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɾaˈɣejɾɐ]

Noun

tragueira f (plural tragueiras)

1. gulp

   Synonyms: grolo, gulapo, trago

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tragueira”, 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), “tragueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega