xebre

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin separ (“separate, different”).

Alternative forms

• xebro (“boundary”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeβɾe̝/

Adjective

xebre m or f (plural xebres)

1. net, superior; strong
2. separated
3. unseasoned

Noun

xebre m (plural xebres)

1. boundary
2. part (hair)

Related terms

• xebrar
• enxebre

Etymology 2

Noun

xebre f (plural xebres)

1. Alternative form of ceba

Etymology 3

Verb

xebre

1. inflection of xebrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xebre”, 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), “xebre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xebre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN