careixa
Galician
Alternative forms
- areixa, gareixa, vareixa
Etymology
Attested since the 18th century. From a substrate Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *carisia. Cognate with Portuguese careja and Spanish cresa.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾejʃa̝/
Noun
careixa f (plural careixas)
- maggot
- Synonym: sen
- (uncountable) fly maggots and eggs deposited in meat or food
- Synonym: sese
References
- “careixa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “careixa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “careixa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “cresa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos