concheiro
Galician
Etymology 1
From concho (“husk; walnut”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [konˈt͡ʃejɾʊ]
Noun
concheiro m (plural concheiros)
- walnut tree
- Synonym: nogueira
Etymology 2
From cuncha (“shell”) + -eiro.
The shell is a symbol of the way of Saint James
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [konˈt͡ʃejɾʊ]
Noun
concheiro m (plural concheiros)
- (historical) shell-maker; artisan who, during the Middle Ages, worked shells which were sold to the pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, who took them back to their countries, elsewhere in Europe, as proof of their pilgrimage
References
- “concheiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “concheiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “concheiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “concheiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.