ollomol

Galician

Ollomoles (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Alternative forms

• olhomol (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From ollo (“eye”) + mol (“soft, bland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʎoˈmɔl/, /ɔʎoˈmɔl/

Noun

ollomol m (plural ollomoles)

1. blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

   Synonyms: besugo, buraz, pancho

   Ollomol de xaneiro, vale un carneiro

   Seabream captured in January, has the value of a ram

References

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