tenreira

Galician

Etymology

First attested in 1150 inside local Latin documents. From tenro (“tender”) +‎ -eira. Compare Spanish ternera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tenˈrejɾa/ [t̪enˈrej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: ten‧re‧ira

Adjective

tenreira

1. (dated) feminine singular of tenreiro
   • 1350, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 227:

     item Affonso Garçia hun boy et hua vaca prene; item Fernan Ledo tres boys; item Johan Martines huna vaca tenrreyra et meas de outras duas et hun boy et duas vestas

     item, Afonso Garcia an ox and a pregnant cow: item Fernán Ledo three oxen; item Xoán Martinez a tender cow and the half of another two and an ox and two horses

Noun

tenreira f (plural tenreiras)

1. calf

   Synonyms: cucho, pucho, tenreiro, xato

2. veal
   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     E pois eu doze perdizes,
     e de polos ducia e media
     lle hei de lebar se Deus quer,
     e se podo vnha Tenreyra,
     por ser prato regalado
     que se estima en calquer mesa.

     Then I twelve partridges
     and a dozen and a half chickens
     I ought to take, God willing,
     and if I can a calf [veal]
     because it is a delightful dish
     that is appreciated in any table.

Related terms

• tenreiro
• tenro

References

• “tenreira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tenreira”, 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), “tenreira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tenreira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “tenreira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “tenreira” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).