poubea
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since 1877. From Latin populus,[1] although allegedly also from Latin pabuletum.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]poubea m (plural poubeas)
- (derogatory) house, cottage; hamlet
- (humorous, informal) home
- Cada quen á súa poubea (proverb)
- mind one's own business
- (literally, “everyone to his home”)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poubea”, 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), “poubea”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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