lambiza

Galician

Alternative forms

• lambizo

Etymology

From Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *lappjaz, *lappēn, *lappōn, *lapil- (“cloth stuff, rag, scraps, flap, dewlap, lobe, rabbit ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Akin to Old High German lappa (“rag, piece of cloth”) (German Lappen (“cloths”)), Old English læppa (“skirt, flap of a garment”).

Noun

lambiza f (plural lambizas)

1. loose thread, shred of fabric

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lambiza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega