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corbelo

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since 1417 (corvelo). Perhaps from corvo (crow) +‎ -elo. Compare French corbeau.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corbelo f (plural corbelos)

  1. European pollock (Pollachius pollachius, younger specimens)
    • 1417, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:
      Iten a libra dos corvelos et mugees et robalos et robaliças et reos et vesugos et douradas [...] a quatro dineiros cada libra
      Item, the pound of young pollocks and of mullets and of large seabasses and of seabasses and of sea trouts and of seabreams and of gilt-head breams [...], four diñeiros each pound
    Synonyms: abadexo, badexo (larger specimens)
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