arreitó
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A diminutive in -ó from a back formation of arreitar (“to arouse”), "little aphrodisiac" or the like, because of the alleged aphrodisiac properties of this plant (columbine).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]arreitó m (plural arreitós)
- columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
- three bird toadflax (Linaria triornithophora)
- Synonym: paxariños
- toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
- Synonym: paxariños
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “arreitó” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “arroutó” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “arroutós” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “arreitó” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “arreitó” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.