choqueiro

Galician

Peliqueiros, a kind of choqueiros

Etymology 1

From choca (“cowbell”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈkejɾʊ/

Noun

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros, feminine choqueira, feminine plural choqueiras)

1. mask, disguised person during the entroido feast

   Synonyms: boteiro, cigarrón, felo, pantalla, peliqueiro

Etymology 2

From choco (“cuttlefish”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈkejɾʊ/

Noun

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros, feminine choqueira, feminine plural choqueiras)

1. (humorous) a person from Redondela, literally "cuttlefish [fish]er"

Etymology 3

From choco (“stagnant”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈkejɾʊ/

Noun

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros)

1. (geography) a soaked terrain, or a terrain with heavy soil
2. (geography) a vegetable garden

References

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