palleira

Galician

Alternative forms

• palheira (reintegrationist)

Etymology

palla (“hay”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈʎejɾa̝/

Noun

palleira f (plural palleiras)

1. barn; shed for storing hay
2. haystack
3. great skua (Stercorarius skua)

   Synonyms: merdeiro, papamerda

Related terms

• palla

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palleira”, 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), “palleira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “palleira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “palleira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024