malleira

Galician

Etymology

mallar (“to thresh”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈʎejɾa̝/

Noun

malleira f (plural malleiras)

beating (the action by which someone or something is beaten)
(figuratively) beating (a heavy defeat)

Related terms

mallar

References

“malleira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“malleira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“malleira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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