areeiro
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin harēnārius or either internally from area (“sand”) + -eiro. Cognate with Portuguese areeiro and Spanish arenero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aɾeˈejɾʊ]
Noun
areeiro m (plural areeiros)
- sandbank
- Synonyms: ariño, banco de area
- beach; sandy ground
- Synonym: areal
- sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus)
- Synonym: pión
- sand shrimp (Crangon vulgaris)
- sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)
- Synonym: acedía
- little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
- Synonym: píllara areeira
Related terms
- area
References
- “areeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “areeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “areeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.