melgacho

Galician

Melgacho ("small-spotted catshark")

Etymology

From melga (“spiny dogfish”) +‎ -acho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛlˈɣat͡ʃo̝/

Noun

melgacho m (plural melgachos)

1. morgay, small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)

   Synonyms: cazacú, rilón

2. mead

   Synonym: augamel

Related terms

• melga

References

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