ouriceira

Galician

An old ouriceira

Alternative forms

uriceira

Etymology

Ourizo (“burr; sea urchin; hedgehog”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /owɾiˈθejɾa̝/, (western) /owɾiˈsejɾa̝/

Noun

ouriceira f (plural ouriceiras)

place which abounds in either sea urchins or hedgehogs
place or open building used for gathering and ripening chestnut burrs
Synonyms: corripa, corriza, sequeiro

Related terms

ourizo

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.