tallante

Galician

Etymology

From the old present participle of tallar (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taˈʎantɪ]

Noun

tallante f (plural tallantes)

1. shears

Adjective

tallante m or f (plural tallantes)

1. cutting

References

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