ceibo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ceibe, from Latin caelebs (“single, unmarried”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθejβo̝/, (western) /ˈsejβo̝/

Adjective

ceibo m (feminine singular ceiba, masculine plural ceibos, feminine plural ceibas)

  1. free (to roam, applied to an animal or to a terrain)
    —Ollo ao can que está ceibo!
    —Watch out, the dog is loose!
    Synonym: solto

References
  • “çeyb” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “ceibo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “ceibo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “ceibo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from ceiba, or sharing a common origin.

Noun

ceibo m (plural ceibos)

  1. One of several species of trees, principally Erythrina crista-galli.
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