parvada

Galician

Etymology

From parvo (“fool”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾˈβaða̝/

Noun

parvada f (plural parvadas)

1. stupidity (an act that is stupid)

   Synonyms: estupidez, sandez

2. triviality (something which is trivial or unimportant)

References

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

Spanish

Noun

parvada f (plural parvadas)

1. (Central America) flock (of birds)

Further reading

• “parvada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10