avelaíña

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested since the 18th century. Etymology unknown:[1] from a substrate language or either from a derivative of Latin abellana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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avelaíña f (plural avelaíñas)

  1. moth
    Synonyms: couza, traza
  2. butterfly
    Synonym: bolboreta

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “avellana”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos