faldra

Galician
faldras
Aba or faldra, Pico Sacro

Alternative forms

Etymology

13th century (sofaldrar). From Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan), from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”). Cognate with Portuguese fralda and falda, and with Spanish falda.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaldɾa̝/

Noun

faldra f (plural faldras)

  1. the part of a shirt below the waist
    Synonyms: aba, faldrón
  2. by extension, skirt
    Synonym: saia
  3. foot and lower side of a mountain or hill
    Synonyms: aba, pé
  4. (anatomy, cooking) flank

References
  • “faldra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “fald” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “faldra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “faldra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “faldra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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