paxariños
Galician
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Arreitós or paxariños ("columbine")
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Arreitós or paxariños ("toadflax")
Etymology
Literally, "birdies"; note the English names columbine, from dove, and three bird toadflax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paʃaˈɾiɲʊs]
Noun
paxariños m pl
- three bird toadflax (Linaria triornithophora)
- Synonym: arreitó
- toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
- Synonym: arreitó
- columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
- Synonyms: arreitó, soldados
Related terms
- paxaro
- paxariño
References
- “paxariños” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “paxariños” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.