vacaloura
See also: vaca-loura
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Apparently a composite of vaca (“cow”) + loura (in the past, "dark"); so either "dark cow" or perhaps a folk etymology of an older composite pre-Latin word.[1] Cognate with Portuguese vacaloura and Asturian vacalloria.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vacaloura f (plural vacalouras)
- stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)
- Synonyms: carouca, cornetán, escornabois
References edit
- “vacaloura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vacaloura” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vacaloura” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “vaca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
vacaloura f (plural vacalouras)
- stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)