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camoesa

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since 1473. From the parish of Camos, anciently Camões, + -esa.

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Noun

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camoesa f (plural camoesas)

  1. a local and very appreciated variety of apple
    • 1473, M. Romaní Martínez & M. Rodríguez Suárez (2003), Libro tumbo de pergamino. Un códice medieval del monasterio de Oseira. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo, page 62:
      huna çesta de maçaas camoeses ou d'ourantes.
      a basket of apples from Camos or from Ourantes

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