codorno

Galician

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈdoɾno/ [koˈð̞oɾ.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -oɾno
• Hyphenation: co‧dor‧no

Noun

codorno m (plural codornos)

1. kind of winter pear with the likeness of an apple which is usually inedible except when cooked

Derived terms

• codorneira

References

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

Further reading

• “codorno”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “codorno” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).