goldra

Galician

Goldra ("weld")

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *walþijō, *walþō. Compare English weld and Spanish gualda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoldɾa̝/

Noun

goldra f (plural goldras)

1. weld (Reseda luteola)

Etymology 2

From goldrar (“to tan; to dye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoldɾa̝/

Noun

goldra f (plural goldras)

1. slime, lime, mud

Related terms

• goldrallo
• goldrar
• goldrento

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “goldra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goldra”, 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), “goldra (do curtido)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goldra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN