malleira

Galician

Etymology

mallar (“to thresh”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈʎejɾa̝/

Noun

malleira f (plural malleiras)

1. beating, bashing (the action by which someone or something is beaten)

   Synonym: malladura

2. (figurative) beating (a heavy defeat)

Related terms

• mallar

References

• “malleira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “malleira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “malleira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.