pándega

See also: pandega and pândega

Galician

Alternative forms

• pândega (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese pândega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpandɪɣɐ]

Noun

pándega f (plural pándegas)

1. spree; revelry; fun; gang
   • 1886, in O Galiciano, 91, p. 3:

     O que a ti che compría, repriquei, era unha boa vragasta polo lombo; sempre foches un perdido, e pra botar un día máis de pándega aporveitaste desa bouba da fin do mundo ...

     "What you need", I reply, "is a good rod down your back; you have always been a dissolute guy, and for having one more day of fun you are taking advantage of this hoax about the end of the world …"

   Synonyms: esmorga, gandaina, troula, xolda

2. party, feast

References

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