galiñola

Galician

galiñola ("coot")

Alternative forms

• galiñoa

Etymology

From galiña (“hen”) +‎ -ola. Compare Portuguese galinhola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaliˈɲɔlɐ]

Noun

galiñola f (plural galiñolas)

1. moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
2. coot (Fulica atra)

References

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