rodaballo

Galician

Rodaballo (Scophthalmus maximus)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rotos (“wheel”) + *ballos ("wheel-sack").[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /roðaˈβaʎo̝/

Noun

rodaballo m (plural rodaballos)

turbot
- 1417, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:
  Iten a libra dos rodavallos et do mero a seis dineiros cada libra
  Item, the pound of turbots and of groupers, six diñeiros each pound

References

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

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. rodaballo.

Spanish

Noun

rodaballo m (plural rodaballos)

turbot

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