spanguoliautojas

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Lithuanian

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Spanguoliáutojo rankà —
Cranberry picker's hand

Etymology

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From spanguoliáuti (to pick cranberries) +‎ -ojas (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spɐŋɡuɔˈlʲæˑʊtoːjɛs]
  • Hyphenation: span‧guo‧liau‧to‧jas

Noun

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spanguoliáutojas m (plural spanguoliáutojai, feminine spanguoliáutoja) stress pattern 1

  1. cranberry picker
    Hypernym: uogáutojas (berry picker)
    • 2019 October 1, Rasa Keliuotytė, “Spanguoliauti neina viena – maža kas pelkėje gali nutikti [One Should Not Go Cranberry Picking Alone – You Never Know What Might Happen in a Swamp]”, in Gimtasis Rokiškis[1], retrieved 2024-08-22:
      Kalbinu spanguoliautojas ir teiraujuosi, kur Rokiškio rajone jos renka šias uogas. Moteriškės nenoriai atskleidžia savo uogavietes, vis dėlto prasitaria apie kai kurias populiariausias.
      I talk to a cranberry picker and ask where they pick these berries in the Rokiškis district. The women are reluctant to reveal their picking locations but do mention some of the more popular ones.

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