alborada

Galician

A poem by Rosalia de Castro

Alternative forms

• alvorada (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since 1827. From albor +‎ -ada. Cognate with Portuguese alvorada and Spanish alborada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alβoˈɾaðɐ]

Noun

alborada f (plural alboradas)

1. dawn

   Synonym: abrente

   • 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos, page 9:

     Nasín cand'as prantas nasen,
     no mes das froles nasín,
     nunh'alborada mainiña,
     nunh'alborada d'abril;
     Por eso me chaman Rosa,
     mais a do triste sorrir,
     con espiñas para todos,
     sin ningunha para ti;
     Desque te quixen, ingrato,
     tod'acabou para min,
     

     I was born when plants do
     in the month of flowers I was born
     at a tranquil dawn
     at an april's dawn;
     That's why they calle me Rose,
     but of the sad smile,
     having thorns for everyone
     but for you;
     Since I love you, ungrateful,
     everything ended for me

2. sunrise

   Synonym: amencida

3. (music) solemn or joyful traditional musical composition usually played on bagpipe, soon in the morning, during local festivities
   • 1850, Juan López Muñiz, Paisaniña:

     A gaita e o tamboril
     Co máis ardente antusiasmo
     Tocando unha muiñeiriña
     Un valse repenicado
     Unha alegre salerosa
     Unh'alborada ou fandango

     Bagpipe and tabor
     With the most ardent enthusiasm
     Playing a muiñeira,
     an allegro waltz,
     a jovial salerosa,
     an alborada or a fandango

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alborada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alborada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alborada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From albor (“dawn”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alboˈɾada/ [al.β̞oˈɾa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧bo‧ra‧da

Noun

alborada f (plural alboradas)

1. sunrise

   Synonyms: amanecer, alba, aurora

2. aubade

Further reading

• “alborada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10