paxariños

Galician

Arreitós or paxariños ("columbine")

Arreitós or paxariños ("toadflax")

Etymology

Literally, “birdies”; note the English names columbine, from dove, and three bird toadflax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paʃaˈɾiɲʊs]

Noun

paxariños m pl (plural only)

1. three bird toadflax (Linaria triornithophora)

   Synonym: arreitó

2. toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)

   Synonym: arreitó

3. columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

   Synonyms: arreitó, soldados

Related terms

• paxaro
• paxariño

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “paxariños”, 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), “paxariños”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega