romaxe
Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since circa 1750. From Roma (“Rome”) + -axe. Compare Portuguese romagem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]romaxe f (plural romaxes)
- (Roman Catholicism) pilgrimage
- Synonym: romaría
- an outdoor festival and fair; kirmess
- Synonym: romaría
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “romaxe”, 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), “romaxe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “romaxe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024