xilbarbeira

Galician

Alternative forms

• silbarbeira, xilbardeira

Etymology

Attested since 1409 (juzbarbeira). Ultimately from Latin Iovis barba (“Iupiter's beard”) + -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃil.βaɾˈβej.ɾɐ]

Noun

xilbarbeira f (plural xilbarbeiras)

1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

   Synonyms: mesquita, xilbarda, xilbardo, xilbardeiro, xibarda

References

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