quitamerendas

Galician

Tollemerendas or quitamerendas

Etymology

Quita (“it takes away”) +‎ merendas (“afternoon snacks”) (it grows in autumn, when days are shorter and merendas were no longer needed before dinner).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kitameˈɾenda̝s/

Noun

quitamerendas f (invariable)

1. (botany, humorous) meadow saffron (Colchicum montanum)

   Synonym: tollemerendas

References

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