péga

See also: pega

Galician

A wild horse in the mountains of Galicia, illegally fettered with a péga or pexa

Idem

Alternative forms

• piega

Etymology

From Latin pedica (“fetter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛɣɐ]

Noun

péga f (plural pégas)

1. hobble

   Synonyms: pexa, traba

2. impediment; hindrance

   Synonyms: pexa, traba

3. hinge

Derived terms

• apiegar

References

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