cerreta

Galician

Alternative forms

• farreta, ferreta, sarreta, xarreta, zarreta

Etymology

From cerro (“spine bone / dorsal fin”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɛ.ˈre.tɐ], (western) [sɛ.ˈre.tɐ]

Noun

cerreta f (plural cerretas)

1. European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

   Synonym: abadexo

References

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

Italian

Etymology

From cerro +‎ -eta.

Noun

cerreta f (plural cerrete)

1. Synonym of cerreto

Anagrams

• cratere