romaría

See also: romaria

Galician

FWOTD – 8 January 2018

Etymology

From Roma (Rome) + -aría

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /romaˈɾia̝/

Noun

romaría f (plural romarías)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) pilgrimage
    • 1292, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), Vida e Fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, p. 49:
      Mando que den do meu a Pero Pérez, meu fillo, por quanto uay a Santiago por min en romaría
      I order that they give of what is mine to Pero Pérez, my son, because he is going in pilgrimage to Santiago in my name
  2. an outdoor festival and fair; kirmess
    • 1858, Antonio María de la Iglesia, Poesías:
      Heite de levar ás fías / Heite de levar ás feiras / E tamén ás romarías, / Onde ti, meu rulo, queiras / Ruar e tere bos días.
      I'll take you to the [festive] reunions [for working the flax], I'll take you to the street markets, and also to the [church] fair; wherever you, my dove, would want to go and have fun
  3. (figuratively) crowd
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