xolda

Galician

Alternative forms

• jolda (reintegrationist)
• xoldra

Etymology

From Old French, from the same origin as jaude (“troop, band of soldiers”), from a Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay, to compensate”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔlda̝/

Noun

xolda f (plural xoldas)

1. party, fun, diversion, spree

   Synonyms: esmorga, farra, festa, folía, foliada, ruada, troula

References

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