matanza do porco
Galician
Etymology
From matanza (“killing”) do (“of the”) porco (“pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maˈtanθa ðoˈpɔɾkʊ], (western) [maˈtansa ðoˈpɔɾkʊ]
Noun
matanza do porco f (plural matanzas do porco)
- (folklore) annual activity and celebration held in autumn consisting both in the killing of pigs and the preparation and preservation of their meat for the winter; usually it concludes with a feast
References
- “matança” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “matança” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “matanza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “matanza do porco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “matanza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.