carne

From Old Galician-Portuguese carne, from Latin carō, carnem.

Hoxe temos carne asada para comer.


chocolate

Attested since 1697 (chicolate). From Spanish chocolate, from a Nahuatl word. See chocolate.

Non quer tocar a gaita si non lle dan chocolate.

He doesn't want to play the bagpipes if they don't give him chocolate.


torta

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”).


fígado

[ˈfi.ɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]

[ˈfi.ɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]

[ˈfi.ħɑ.ð̞ʊ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).


mel

From Old Galician-Portuguese mel, from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.


res

os quaes me pagastes en dineiros et en res

1355, E. Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 168:

which you paid me in money and in cattle


res

Non sei res diso.

(rare or dated) nothing (in negative sentences)


res

From Old Galician-Portuguese rẽes (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rēnes (“kidneys”). Cognate with Portuguese rins.

reerás primeiramente os lombos ou as rẽes do cavalo

1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 191:

you will first shave the horse's back and the smalls of the back


allo

From Old Galician-Portuguese alho, from Latin allium. Cognate with Portuguese alho and Spanish ajo.

Outrosí, os rapases do [... escud]eiros e ofiçiaes rouban e furtan quanto achan nas ortas e nas chousas e leuan os allos e uerças e ortariça sen diñeiros

1385, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 247:

Also, the servants … squires and officials rob and steal everything they find in gardens and enclosed fields, and they take away the garlics and the greens and the vegetables without paying for them

Non fagas Copras mordentes
que no teu frío gaspallo
ben conocemos ó Allo

1779, Diego Antonio Cernadas y Castro, Obras en prosa y verso del Cura de Fruime (vol. IV), Madrid: Joachin Ibarra, 191-193, page 191

Don't you compose mordant verses
'cause in your cold gazpacho
we readily meet the garlic
even while you don't show the cloves (= even while you don't show your teeth)

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual


almorzar

gl-verb

almorzar (first-person singular present almorzo, first-person singular preterite almorcei, past participle almorzado)

almorzo (first-person present singular)
almorcei (first-person preterite singular)
almorzado (participle past)
almorzar (impersonal infinitive)
almorzar (first-person infinitive singular)
almorzares (infinitive second-person singular)
almorzar (infinitive personal singular)
almorzarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
almorzardes (infinitive plural second-person)
almorzaren (infinitive personal plural)
almorzando (gerund)
almorzado (masculine participle past singular)
almorzado (first-person masculine participle past singular)
almorzado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
almorzados (masculine participle past plural)
almorzados (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
almorzada (feminine participle past singular)
almorzada (feminine first-person participle past singular)
almorzada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
almorzadas (feminine participle past plural)
almorzadas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
almorzo (first-person indicative present singular)
almorzas (indicative present second-person singular)
almorza (indicative present singular)
almorzamos (first-person indicative plural present)
almorzades (indicative plural present second-person)
almorzan (indicative plural present)
almorzaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
almorzabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
almorzaba (imperfect indicative singular)
almorzabamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
almorzabades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
almorzaban (imperfect indicative plural)
almorcei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
almorzaches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
almorzou (indicative preterite singular)
almorzamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
almorzastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
almorzaron (indicative plural preterite)
almorzara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
almorzaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
almorzara (indicative pluperfect singular)
almorzaramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
almorzarades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
almorzaran (indicative pluperfect plural)
almorzarei (first-person future indicative singular)
almorzarás (future indicative second-person singular)
almorzará (future indicative singular)
almorzaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
almorzaredes (future indicative plural second-person)
almorzarán (future indicative plural)
almorzaría (conditional first-person singular)
almorzarías (conditional second-person singular)
almorzaría (conditional singular)
almorzariamos (conditional first-person plural)
almorzariades (conditional plural second-person)
almorzarían (conditional plural)
almorce (first-person present singular subjunctive)
almorces (present second-person singular subjunctive)
almorce (present singular subjunctive)
almorcemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
almorcedes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
almorcen (plural present subjunctive)
almorzase (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
almorzases (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
almorzase (imperfect singular subjunctive)
almorzásemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
almorzásedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
almorzasen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
almorzar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
almorzares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
almorzar (future singular subjunctive)
almorzarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
almorzardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
almorzaren (future plural subjunctive)
almorza (imperative second-person singular)
almorce (imperative singular)
almorcemos (first-person imperative plural)
almorzade (imperative plural second-person)
almorcen (imperative plural)
non almorces (imperative negative second-person singular)
non almorce (imperative negative singular)
non almorcemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non almorcedes (imperative negative plural second-person)
non almorcen (imperative negative plural)

Attested since the 13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from admordeō (“I bite or gnaw at or into”). Cognate with Portuguese almoçar and Spanish almorzar.

almorçar

Medieval and Middle Galician spelling; reintegrationist


doce

From Old Galician-Portuguese doce, from Latin dulcis (“sweet”).


unto

14th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese unto, from Latin unctum (“ointment; savory dish”).

Miña nay ten unto vello dos porcos que ha de matar / tamen verzas na horta das coias que ha de prantar. (folk son)

My mother has old lard of the pigs she'll kill / and also has cabbages in the garden, of the seeds she'll plant.

hordenaron que qual quer persona de fora parte que trouxer a vender a dita çera ou untos ou manteiga ou aseite, que page de cada libra de çera un diñeiro.

1439, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 418:

they commanded that any foreigner that would bring and sell wax or lards or butter or oil, that he should pay a diñeiro for each pound

(countable, uncountable) lard; delicate and tasty fat of the abdomen of the pig which is usually preserved salted and smoked, and used in the elaboration of caldo


reste

plait of garlics or onions, for its preservation


adobo

Attested since the 13th century. Back-formation from adobar (“to prepare”).

back-formation

et buscarom os adobes das carnes et dos pescados que comyam, et fazer mãjares de moytas maneyras et de moytos sabores

c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 96:

and they searched for the seasonings of the meats and fishes that they ate, and for preparing dishes in many ways and of many tastes

marinade of chopped pork with garlic, salt, paprika and other spices for the preparation of chorizo

marinade of pork with garlic, salt, paprika and other spices for cooking


hamburguesa

Hamburger; female equivalent of hamburgués


pan

From Old Galician-Portuguese pan, from Latin pānis, pānem. Cognate with Portuguese pão.

et este pan deue a seer qual o Deus der no logar et seer linpo de palla et de poo, d'eruellada et de mosceyra, et deue a seer ben seco et ben linpo et bõõ pan

1276, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Dominguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 375:

and this grain must be that that God gives at that place, and it must be clean of chaff and dust, of vetch and fodder, and it must be well dry and well clean and good grain

A Eluira, I moyo de pan do nouo, de qual ouueren, e I bacoro

1301, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 52:

To Elvira, one modius of grain of the new harvest, whichever they happen to have there, and one piglet


canela

Attested since circa 1300. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“reed, cane”). Cognate with Portuguese canela, Spanish canilla, Catalan canell


cardamomo

From Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon).


merenda

From Old Galician-Portuguese merenda, from Latin merenda. Cognate with Portuguese merenda, Spanish merienda, Italian merenda.


pernil

Attested since 1707. From perna (“leg”) + -il.

Afonso:
Pond'a messa, Cathaliña.
Christobo:
Sacad'essa bota, Irena.
Alberte:
Sacà, Marta, esse pernil.
Cathaliña:
Homes tende pouca pressa,
que para todo ay bagar.

1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

Afonso:
"Set the table, Cathaliña."
Christobo:
"Bring out that wineskin, Irena."
Alberte:
"Bring out, Marta, that ham."
Cathaliña:
"Men, be in little hurry,
there is a time for everything."


cea

From Old Galician-Portuguese cẽa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cēna (“dinner”). Cognate with Portuguese ceia and Spanish cena.


perico

gl-adj

perico (feminine perica, masculine plural pericos, feminine plural pericas)

perica (feminine)
pericos (masculine plural)
pericas (feminine plural)

Probably from Perico, a diminutive of the personal name Pedro (“Peter”)


perico

gl-noun

perico m (plural pericos, feminine perica, feminine plural pericas)

pericos (plural)
perica (feminine)
pericas (feminine plural)


marisco

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from mar (“sea”) + -isco. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish marisco.

Moito che me sabe o marisco!

(countable or uncountable) seafood, especially when referring to edible crabs and shellfish


xamón

Ultimately from French jambon, perhaps through Spanish jamón.


pemento

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pimento, from Latin pigmentum (“pigment, colour”). Doublet of pigmento. Cognate with Portuguese pimento.

inh+

Os ingredientes do "polbo á feira" son: polvo, sal, aceite e pemento.
The ingredients of "polbo á feira" are: octopus, salt, olive oil and paprika.


pementa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pimenta, from Latin pigmenta, form of pigmentum (“pigment”), from pingō (“to paint”), Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“spot, color”).


maínzo

From Latin *manicius, from Latin manus (“hand”).


millo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese milho, from Latin milium (“millet”). In the 17th-19th century the name passed to be applied to a new crop, the American maize, whilst millet became known as millo miúdo (literally “little maize”). Compare Portuguese milho.


fariña

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese farinna, farinha, from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”). Cognate with Portuguese farinha, Fala and Asturian fariña, Spanish harina.

Uns bolos tan grandes como un pan de mesto, que eran de fariña de trigo escolleito.

Some cakes as big as a bread of mesto, which were made of selected wheat flour.


ravo

From Old Galician-Portuguese rabão, from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos). Cognate with Spanish rábano and Italian rafano.


touciño

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese toucinho, from a substrate pre-Latin language, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
Cognate with Portuguese toucinho and Spanish tocino.

der

1351, M. Lucas Alvarez, M. e P. P. Lucas Dominguez (ed.), San Pedro de Ramirás. Un monasterio femenino en la Edad Media. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Caixa Galicia, page 506

of wheat bread, and of wine, and half a good piece of bacon

de pan branco e de vino e meo duun boo touçino


ourego

Attested since circa 1750. From Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Cognate with Portuguese orégão, Spanish orégano.

Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare#Translingual


churrasco

Attested since the first half of the 20th century. From Italian chiaroscuro for the alternating light and dark grill marks on the meat.


miúdo

gl-noun

miúdo m (plural miúdos, feminine miúda, feminine plural miúdas)

miúdos (plural)
miúda (feminine)
miúdas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese miudo, earlier meudo, earlier mẽudo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin minūtus (“diminished”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“I diminish”). Doublet of minuto.

(usually in the plural) an internal organ used as offal (food)


pizzería

From Italian pizzeria. By surface analysis, pizza + -ería.


lacón

From Latin lacca (“tumour in the leg of a horse”) + suffix -ón.


tortilla española

gl-noun

tortilla española f (plural tortillas españolas)


chacina

15th century. Probably from Vulgar Latin *siccina (“dry (meat)”), from Latin siccus (“dry”). Cognate with Spanish cecina.


xantar

gl-verb

xantar (first-person singular present xanto, first-person singular preterite xantei, past participle xantado)

xanto (first-person present singular)
xantei (first-person preterite singular)
xantado (participle past)
xantar (impersonal infinitive)
xantar (first-person infinitive singular)
xantares (infinitive second-person singular)
xantar (infinitive personal singular)
xantarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
xantardes (infinitive plural second-person)
xantaren (infinitive personal plural)
xantando (gerund)
xantado (masculine participle past singular)
xantado (first-person masculine participle past singular)
xantado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
xantados (masculine participle past plural)
xantados (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
xantada (feminine participle past singular)
xantada (feminine first-person participle past singular)
xantada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
xantadas (feminine participle past plural)
xantadas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
xanto (first-person indicative present singular)
xantas (indicative present second-person singular)
xanta (indicative present singular)
xantamos (first-person indicative plural present)
xantades (indicative plural present second-person)
xantan (indicative plural present)
xantaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
xantabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
xantaba (imperfect indicative singular)
xantabamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
xantabades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
xantaban (imperfect indicative plural)
xantei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
xantaches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
xantou (indicative preterite singular)
xantamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
xantastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
xantaron (indicative plural preterite)
xantara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
xantaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
xantara (indicative pluperfect singular)
xantaramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
xantarades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
xantaran (indicative pluperfect plural)
xantarei (first-person future indicative singular)
xantarás (future indicative second-person singular)
xantará (future indicative singular)
xantaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
xantaredes (future indicative plural second-person)
xantarán (future indicative plural)
xantaría (conditional first-person singular)
xantarías (conditional second-person singular)
xantaría (conditional singular)
xantariamos (conditional first-person plural)
xantariades (conditional plural second-person)
xantarían (conditional plural)
xante (first-person present singular subjunctive)
xantes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
xante (present singular subjunctive)
xantemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
xantedes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
xanten (plural present subjunctive)
xantase (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
xantases (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
xantase (imperfect singular subjunctive)
xantásemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
xantásedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
xantasen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
xantar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
xantares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
xantar (future singular subjunctive)
xantarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
xantardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
xantaren (future plural subjunctive)
xanta (imperative second-person singular)
xante (imperative singular)
xantemos (first-person imperative plural)
xantade (imperative plural second-person)
xanten (imperative plural)
non xantes (imperative negative second-person singular)
non xante (imperative negative singular)
non xantemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non xantedes (imperative negative plural second-person)
non xanten (imperative negative plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese jantar, from Latin ientāre, present active infinitive of ientō. Cognate with Portuguese jantar, Asturian xintar and Spanish yantar.


tortilla de patacas

gl-noun

tortilla de patacas f (plural tortillas de patacas)


requeixo

From local Late Latin recasio, probably from re- + *capseus, from capsa (“box”).

Et fogiu Caçim cõ esses berberis et meterõse en hũu requeixo da çidade

1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 258:

And then Caçim fled with that Berbers and they went into a corner of the city

corner, inside the kitchen, used for storing the firewood


restra

14th century. From Latin restis (“rope”). Cognate with Spanish ristra.


allada

From allo (“garlic”) + -ada. Cognate with Spanish ajada, Italian agliata.

(cooking) sauce made of olive oil, garlic and paprika


amoado

Past participle of the verb amoar (“to mill”), from Latin mola (“millstone”).

batter, liquid dough for the preparation of filloas and other pasties

chopped marinated pork for the elaboration of sausages and chourizos


molete

Attested since 1707. From Old French pain mollet (“soft bread”).

Christobo:
Eu cortarey o molete.
Cathalina:
Tomà vos essa rigeyfa,
porque tamen e pantrigo.

Christobo:
"I'll cut the muffin"
Cathalina:
"Take that loaf,
because it is also wheat bread"


longaínza

From Old Galician-Portuguese *longueĩça, from Late Latin lucanicia, from Latin lūcānica, from Lucania where it was first made. Cognate with Portuguese linguiça, Spanish longaniza, Basque lukainka and English lucanica.

rustic pork sausage whose preparation varies locally


pizzaría

From Italian pizzeria. By surface analysis, pizza + aría.


bolo do pote

Literally, “pot bun”, because it is boiled in a pot rather than baked.


almorzo

From Old Galician-Portuguese *almorço, from Latin admorsus or Vulgar Latin *admordium, in either case deriving from admordeō (“I bite or gnaw at or into”). Cognate with Portuguese almoço and Spanish almuerzo.


navalla

From Old Galician-Portuguese navalla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin novācula.