areeiro

See also: Areeiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-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)

1. sandbank

   Synonyms: ariño, banco de area

2. beach; sandy ground

   Synonym: areal

3. sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus)

   Synonym: pión

4. sand shrimp (Crangon vulgaris)
5. sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)

   Synonym: acedía

6. little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)

   Synonym: píllara areeira

Related terms

• area

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “areeiro”, 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), “areeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “areeiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN