color

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese color, alternative form of coor, perhaps from an older forms collor (compare Asturian collor and color), from Latin color, colōrem.

inh+

diz que apareçeu ẽno çeo hũa cruz, que era de muytas colores et muy fremosa; et teuerõna os cristãos por muy boo sinal

1295, R. Lorenzo, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 745:

he says that a cross appeared in the sky, which was of many colors and very beauty; and the Christians considered it a very good sign


cor

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coor (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin color, colōrem.


burel

Attested since the 13th century. From Old French burel.

mando a Pero Mouro I saya de ualencina et I capa de burel

1274, Ramón Lorenzo, Colección documental do mosteiro de Montederramo, doc. 355

I bequeath Pedro Mouro one robe of Valencian cloth and one cloak of burel


verde

From Old Galician-Portuguese verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Latin viridis. Cognate with English verdure and vert, as well as various Romance homonyms.


oír

gl-verb

oír (first-person singular present oio, first-person singular preterite oín, past participle oído)

oio (first-person present singular)
oín (first-person preterite singular)
oído (participle past)
oír (impersonal infinitive)
oír (first-person infinitive singular)
oíres (infinitive second-person singular)
oír (infinitive personal singular)
oírmos (first-person infinitive plural)
oírdes (infinitive plural second-person)
oíren (infinitive personal plural)
oíndo (gerund)
oído (masculine participle past singular)
oído (first-person masculine participle past singular)
oído (masculine participle past second-person singular)
oídos (masculine participle past plural)
oídos (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
oída (feminine participle past singular)
oída (feminine first-person participle past singular)
oída (feminine participle past second-person singular)
oídas (feminine participle past plural)
oídas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
oio (first-person indicative present singular)
oes (indicative present second-person singular)
oe (indicative present singular)
oímos (first-person indicative plural present)
oídes (indicative plural present second-person)
oen (indicative plural present)
oía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
oías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
oía (imperfect indicative singular)
oïamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
oïades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
oían (imperfect indicative plural)
oín (first-person indicative preterite singular)
oíches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
oíu (indicative preterite singular)
oímos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
oístes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
oíron (indicative plural preterite)
oíra (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
oíras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
oíra (indicative pluperfect singular)
oiramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
oirades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
oíran (indicative pluperfect plural)
oirei (first-person future indicative singular)
oirás (future indicative second-person singular)
oirá (future indicative singular)
oiremos (first-person future indicative plural)
oiredes (future indicative plural second-person)
oirán (future indicative plural)
oiría (conditional first-person singular)
oirías (conditional second-person singular)
oiría (conditional singular)
oiriamos (conditional first-person plural)
oiriades (conditional plural second-person)
oirían (conditional plural)
oia (first-person present singular subjunctive)
oias (present second-person singular subjunctive)
oia (present singular subjunctive)
oiamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
oiades (plural present second-person subjunctive)
oian (plural present subjunctive)
oíse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
oíses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
oíse (imperfect singular subjunctive)
oísemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
oísedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
oísen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
oír (first-person future singular subjunctive)
oíres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
oír (future singular subjunctive)
oírmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
oírdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
oíren (future plural subjunctive)
oe (imperative second-person singular)
oia (imperative singular)
oiamos (first-person imperative plural)
oíde (imperative plural second-person)
oian (imperative plural)
non oias (imperative negative second-person singular)
non oia (imperative negative singular)
non oiamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non oiades (imperative negative plural second-person)
non oian (imperative negative plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouir, from Latin audīre. Cognate with Portuguese ouvir.


mouro

gl-noun

mouro m (plural mouros, feminine moura, feminine plural mouras)

mouros (plural)
moura (feminine)
mouras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mouro (“Moor”), from Latin Maurus (“Moor”), from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós, “dark”). With the meaning of goblin, probably from Proto-Celtic *marwos (“dead”).


morado

gl-adj

morado (feminine morada, masculine plural morados, feminine plural moradas)

morada (feminine)
morados (masculine plural)
moradas (feminine plural)


cono

From Latin cōnus, from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos).


rosado

rosado (feminine rosada, masculine plural rosados, feminine plural rosadas)

rosada (feminine)
rosados (masculine plural)
rosadas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese rosado (“of roses”), from Latin rosātus.


tufo

From Vulgar Latin tūfus, from tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos).


pigmento

[piɣ̞ˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]

[piɣ̞ˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]

Learned borrowing from Latin pigmentum. Cf. pemento.


bafo

Onomatopoeic. From Old Galician-Portuguese bafo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Cognate with Portuguese bafo, Ladino bafo and Spanish vaho.

Et moy rregeo tãgeo o corno que pero que era de marfil que o fendeu cõ o bafo, et al quebrantouselle as veas do pescoço et os nerueos

1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 136:

And very strongly he blew the horn, but since it was made of ivory he broke it with the puff, and also he broke the veins of the neck and the nerves


preto

gl-adj

preto (feminine preta, masculine plural pretos, feminine plural pretas)

preta (feminine)
pretos (masculine plural)
pretas (feminine plural)

Back-formation from apretar (“tighten, push, squeeze, compress”). The semantic evolution to "dark" comes through the sense of "tight" or "thick". Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is Vulgar Latin *prettus, from Latin pressus. Compare Portuguese preto, Asturian prietu, Spanish prieto.

back-formation

Ali venden millo
Trigo è mais centeo
Fabas è castañas
Roupa è trapos vellos;
Tamen venden louza
De côr branco e prêto,
Hai tendas do chan
E tamen cubertos
Con cousas do uso
Todas a bon prezo

1842, Juan Manuel Pintos, Meu Querido Pai:

There they sell corn
wheat and also rye
beans and chestnuts
clothes and old rags
also they sell dishware
of colour white and black,
there they sell on the ground
and also under cover
with handy things
all at a good price


pardo

gl-adj

pardo (feminine parda, masculine plural pardos, feminine plural pardas)

parda (feminine)
pardos (masculine plural)
pardas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese pardo, from Latin pardus. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish pardo.


incoloro

incoloro (feminine incolora, masculine plural incoloros, feminine plural incoloras)

incolora (feminine)
incoloros (masculine plural)
incoloras (feminine plural)


cheiro

/ˈt͡ʃɛj.ɾo̝/

From Old Galician-Portuguese cheiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Back-formation from cheirar.

Et tã mao era o cheiro dos que morriã que, ante os soterrauã por suas casas os que cõ eles aviã de adubar, et desque falesçeu a custa por que os soterrauã, lançauanos tras los muros.

1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C. S. I. C, page 34:

And the stench of the dead ones was so bad that (initially the ones who have to deal with them were burying them at their houses) since the very moment that their strength[?] failed, they threw them over the walls


dourado

dourado (feminine dourada, masculine plural dourados, feminine plural douradas)

dourada (feminine)
dourados (masculine plural)
douradas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese dourado, from dourar, or directly from Latin deauratus. Cognate with Portuguese dourado and Spanish dorado.


roxo

gl-noun

roxo m (plural roxos, feminine roxa, feminine plural roxas)

roxos (plural)
roxa (feminine)
roxas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese roxo (“dark red”), from Latin russeus (“dark red”), from russus (“red”).


rubí

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rubi, from Old Occitan rubí, from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus. First attested in the 13th century.


xordo

gl-adj

xordo (feminine xorda, masculine plural xordos, feminine plural xordas)

xorda (feminine)
xordos (masculine plural)
xordas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese sordo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin surdus. Cognate with Portuguese surdo.

dixe aos dictos freyres en como eu era e soon ome que paso de ydade de noueenta annos et fraco e inpotente do corpo e çego et algun tanto xordo, por los quaes defeutos et inpidimentos naturaes eu non poso procurar, admenestrar, defender, anparar et gouernar enno spiritual et tenporal o dicto moesteiro

1457, J. L. Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 400:

I told those friars thence that since I was and am a man that surpass the age of ninety years, and am weak and powerless in my body, and blind, and somehow deaf, that because of these defects and natural impediments I can not procure, administer, defend, protect and govern in spiritual and temporal matters said monastery


abafar

gl-verb

abafar (first-person singular present abafo, first-person singular preterite abafei, past participle abafado)

abafo (first-person present singular)
abafei (first-person preterite singular)
abafado (participle past)
abafar (impersonal infinitive)
abafar (first-person infinitive singular)
abafares (infinitive second-person singular)
abafar (infinitive personal singular)
abafarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
abafardes (infinitive plural second-person)
abafaren (infinitive personal plural)
abafando (gerund)
abafado (masculine participle past singular)
abafado (first-person masculine participle past singular)
abafado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
abafados (masculine participle past plural)
abafados (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
abafada (feminine participle past singular)
abafada (feminine first-person participle past singular)
abafada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
abafadas (feminine participle past plural)
abafadas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
abafo (first-person indicative present singular)
abafas (indicative present second-person singular)
abafa (indicative present singular)
abafamos (first-person indicative plural present)
abafades (indicative plural present second-person)
abafan (indicative plural present)
abafaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
abafabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
abafaba (imperfect indicative singular)
abafabamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
abafabades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abafaban (imperfect indicative plural)
abafei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
abafaches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
abafou (indicative preterite singular)
abafamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
abafastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
abafaron (indicative plural preterite)
abafara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
abafaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
abafara (indicative pluperfect singular)
abafaramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
abafarades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
abafaran (indicative pluperfect plural)
abafarei (first-person future indicative singular)
abafarás (future indicative second-person singular)
abafará (future indicative singular)
abafaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
abafaredes (future indicative plural second-person)
abafarán (future indicative plural)
abafaría (conditional first-person singular)
abafarías (conditional second-person singular)
abafaría (conditional singular)
abafariamos (conditional first-person plural)
abafariades (conditional plural second-person)
abafarían (conditional plural)
abafe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
abafes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
abafe (present singular subjunctive)
abafemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
abafedes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
abafen (plural present subjunctive)
abafase (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
abafases (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
abafase (imperfect singular subjunctive)
abafásemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
abafásedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
abafasen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
abafar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
abafares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
abafar (future singular subjunctive)
abafarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
abafardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
abafaren (future plural subjunctive)
abafa (imperative second-person singular)
abafe (imperative singular)
abafemos (first-person imperative plural)
abafade (imperative plural second-person)
abafen (imperative plural)
non abafes (imperative negative second-person singular)
non abafe (imperative negative singular)
non abafemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non abafedes (imperative negative plural second-person)
non abafen (imperative negative plural)
abafar (impersonal infinitive)
abafar (first-person infinitive singular)
abafares (infinitive second-person singular)
abafar (infinitive singular third-person)
abafarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
abafardes (infinitive plural second-person)
abafarem (infinitive plural third-person)
abafando (gerund)
abafado (first-person masculine participle past singular third-person)
abafado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
abafados (masculine participle past plural)
abafada (feminine first-person participle past singular third-person)
abafada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
abafadas (feminine participle past plural)
abafo (first-person indicative present singular)
abafas (indicative present second-person singular)
abafa (indicative present singular third-person)
abafamos (first-person indicative plural present)
abafades (indicative plural present second-person)
abafais (indicative plural present second-person)
abafam (indicative plural present third-person)
abafava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
abafavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
abafava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
abafávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
abafávades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abafáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abafávais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abafavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
abafei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
abafaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
abafache (indicative preterite second-person singular)
abafou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
abafamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
abafastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
abafárom (indicative plural preterite third-person)
abafaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
abafara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
abafaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
abafara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
abafáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
abafárades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
abafáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
abafárais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
abafaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
abafarei (first-person future indicative singular)
abafarás (future indicative second-person singular)
abafará (future indicative singular third-person)
abafaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
abafaredes (future indicative plural second-person)
abafareis (future indicative plural second-person)
abafarám (future indicative plural third-person)
abafarão (future indicative plural third-person)
abafaria (conditional first-person singular)
abafarias (conditional second-person singular)
abafaria (conditional singular third-person)
abafaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
abafaríades (conditional plural second-person)
abafaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
abafaríais (conditional plural second-person)
abafariam (conditional plural third-person)
abafe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
abafes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
abafe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
abafemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
abafedes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
abafeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
abafem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
abafasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
abafasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
abafasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
abafássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
abafássedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
abafásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
abafassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
abafar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
abafares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
abafar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
abafarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
abafardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
abafarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
abafa (imperative second-person singular)
abafe (imperative singular third-person)
abafemos (first-person imperative plural)
abafade (imperative plural second-person)
abafai (imperative plural second-person)
abafem (imperative plural third-person)
nom abafes (imperative negative second-person singular)
nom abafe (imperative negative singular third-person)
nom abafemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
nom abafedes (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom abafeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom abafem (imperative negative plural third-person)

First attested in the 15th century. From a- + bafo (“breath; vapor”) + -ar.


cheirar

cheirar (first-person singular present cheiro, first-person singular preterite cheirei, past participle cheirado)

cheiro (first-person present singular)
cheirei (first-person preterite singular)
cheirado (participle past)
cheirar (impersonal infinitive)
cheirar (first-person infinitive singular)
cheirares (infinitive second-person singular)
cheirar (infinitive personal singular)
cheirarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
cheirardes (infinitive plural second-person)
cheiraren (infinitive personal plural)
cheirando (gerund)
cheirado (masculine participle past singular)
cheirado (first-person masculine participle past singular)
cheirado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
cheirados (masculine participle past plural)
cheirados (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
cheirada (feminine participle past singular)
cheirada (feminine first-person participle past singular)
cheirada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
cheiradas (feminine participle past plural)
cheiradas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
cheiro (first-person indicative present singular)
cheiras (indicative present second-person singular)
cheira (indicative present singular)
cheiramos (first-person indicative plural present)
cheirades (indicative plural present second-person)
cheiran (indicative plural present)
cheiraba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cheirabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cheiraba (imperfect indicative singular)
cheirabamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cheirabades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cheiraban (imperfect indicative plural)
cheirei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cheiraches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cheirou (indicative preterite singular)
cheiramos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cheirastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cheiraron (indicative plural preterite)
cheirara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
cheiraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
cheirara (indicative pluperfect singular)
cheiraramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
cheirarades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
cheiraran (indicative pluperfect plural)
cheirarei (first-person future indicative singular)
cheirarás (future indicative second-person singular)
cheirará (future indicative singular)
cheiraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
cheiraredes (future indicative plural second-person)
cheirarán (future indicative plural)
cheiraría (conditional first-person singular)
cheirarías (conditional second-person singular)
cheiraría (conditional singular)
cheirariamos (conditional first-person plural)
cheirariades (conditional plural second-person)
cheirarían (conditional plural)
cheire (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cheires (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cheire (present singular subjunctive)
cheiremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cheiredes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cheiren (plural present subjunctive)
cheirase (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cheirases (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cheirase (imperfect singular subjunctive)
cheirásemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cheirásedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cheirasen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
cheirar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
cheirares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
cheirar (future singular subjunctive)
cheirarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
cheirardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
cheiraren (future plural subjunctive)
cheira (imperative second-person singular)
cheire (imperative singular)
cheiremos (first-person imperative plural)
cheirade (imperative plural second-person)
cheiren (imperative plural)
non cheires (imperative negative second-person singular)
non cheire (imperative negative singular)
non cheiremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non cheiredes (imperative negative plural second-person)
non cheiren (imperative negative plural)
cheirar (impersonal infinitive)
cheirar (first-person infinitive singular)
cheirares (infinitive second-person singular)
cheirar (infinitive singular third-person)
cheirarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
cheirardes (infinitive plural second-person)
cheirarem (infinitive plural third-person)
cheirando (gerund)
cheirado (first-person masculine participle past singular third-person)
cheirado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
cheirados (masculine participle past plural)
cheirada (feminine first-person participle past singular third-person)
cheirada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
cheiradas (feminine participle past plural)
cheiro (first-person indicative present singular)
cheiras (indicative present second-person singular)
cheira (indicative present singular third-person)
cheiramos (first-person indicative plural present)
cheirades (indicative plural present second-person)
cheirais (indicative plural present second-person)
cheiram (indicative plural present third-person)
cheirava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cheiravas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cheirava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cheirávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cheirávades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cheiráveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cheirávais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cheiravam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cheirei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cheiraste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cheirache (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cheirou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cheiramos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cheirastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cheirárom (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cheiraram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cheirara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
cheiraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
cheirara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
cheiráramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
cheirárades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
cheiráreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
cheirárais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
cheiraram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
cheirarei (first-person future indicative singular)
cheirarás (future indicative second-person singular)
cheirará (future indicative singular third-person)
cheiraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
cheiraredes (future indicative plural second-person)
cheirareis (future indicative plural second-person)
cheirarám (future indicative plural third-person)
cheirarão (future indicative plural third-person)
cheiraria (conditional first-person singular)
cheirarias (conditional second-person singular)
cheiraria (conditional singular third-person)
cheiraríamos (conditional first-person plural)
cheiraríades (conditional plural second-person)
cheiraríeis (conditional plural second-person)
cheiraríais (conditional plural second-person)
cheirariam (conditional plural third-person)
cheire (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cheires (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cheire (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cheiremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cheiredes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cheireis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cheirem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cheirasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cheirasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cheirasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cheirássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cheirássedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cheirásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cheirassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cheirar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
cheirares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
cheirar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
cheirarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
cheirardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
cheirarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
cheira (imperative second-person singular)
cheire (imperative singular third-person)
cheiremos (first-person imperative plural)
cheirade (imperative plural second-person)
cheirai (imperative plural second-person)
cheirem (imperative plural third-person)
nom cheires (imperative negative second-person singular)
nom cheire (imperative negative singular third-person)
nom cheiremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
nom cheiredes (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom cheireis (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom cheirem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cheirar (“to smell”) (13th, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin flagrāre, by dissimilation from Latin fragrāre.
Cognate to Portuguese cheirar, Catalan and Occitan flairar, French flairer, and English flair (through Old French flair).

inh+

Cheiro a comida?

(transitive) to smell (to perceive a smell with the nose)

Cheira a comida.

Esta roupa cheira. A que cheira esta roupa? A fume?

These clothes have a smell. What smell do these clothes have? Smoke?

Et teu yrmão Fernã Gonçaluez, cõna muy grã coyta que ouue, sey(nd)o do paaço fugindo et saltou en hũu curral que nõ era muy limpo; et, quando el et seus panos ende seyrõ nõ cheyrauã a musgo

c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 625:

And your brother Fernán González, with the great trouble he had, getting out of the palace and fleeing he jumped into a corral that was not very clean; and, when he finally got out of it, his clothes didn't smell of musk

(intransitive) to smell (to have a particular smell) [with a ‘of/like’]

Cheiras.


lente de contacto

gl-noun

lente de contacto f (plural lentes de contacto)


cárdeo

gl-adj

cárdeo (feminine cárdea, masculine plural cárdeos, feminine plural cárdeas)

cárdea (feminine)
cárdeos (masculine plural)
cárdeas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese cardẽo, from Late Latin cardinus (“bluish”), from carduus (“thistle”). Cognate with Portuguese cárdeo and Spanish cárdeno.

Et, quando foy desarmado, sabede que o corpo, que ante auj́a moy brãco, pareçía atã cárdeo et atã negro que esto era hũa grã marauilla, et per moytos lugares lle seýa o sange

1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 547:

And, when disarmed, you must know that his body, once so white, appearer as livid and as black that it was wondrous, and blood come out it in may places

thistle-coloured; purplish, bluish, violet, livid


saibro

From Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

(heraldry) sable (the black colour on a coat of arms)


acibeche

[a.θiˈβ̞ɛ.t͡ʃɪ]

[a.θiˈβ̞ɛ.t͡ʃɪ]

First attested in 1370. From Andalusian Arabic السبج (az-zabáǧ), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj, “jet, obsidian”), from Middle Persian špk' (/šabag/, “jet, obsidian”), from šp (/šab/, “night”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷsep- (“night”).

der

Et o caualo era todo rrodado de mãchas, hũas tã brãcas cõmo a neue et outras tã negras cõmo azaueches.

1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 393:

And the horse was all covered with spots, some as white as snow, another ones as black as jet

jet (a form of compact, glistening coal often used in jewelry)


cheirento

gl-adj

cheirento (feminine cheirenta, masculine plural cheirentos, feminine plural cheirentas)

cheirenta (feminine)
cheirentos (masculine plural)
cheirentas (feminine plural)

seique val máis estar dez anos nun bo presidio que dez días nesa cadea de Pontevedra, nese edificio triste, feo, cheirento, apestado, oscuro, inmundo que máis ben pode chamarse cortello ou tobo para feras que non casa para ter os homes

1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, Pontevedra: Impr. de D. José e D. Primitivo Vilas, page 203:

I know that it is better to expend 10 years in a good colonial fort than ten days in that jail of Pontevedra, that sad, ugly, smelly, plagued, dark, filthy building, that could better be called a pigsty or a den for beasts than a house for men


arrecender

gl-verb

arrecender (first-person singular present arrecendo, first-person singular preterite arrecendín, past participle arrecendido)

arrecendo (first-person present singular)
arrecendín (first-person preterite singular)
arrecendido (participle past)
arrecendo (first-person present singular)
arrecendim (first-person preterite singular)
arrecendi (first-person preterite singular)
arrecendido (participle past)
arrecender (impersonal infinitive)
arrecender (first-person infinitive singular)
arrecenderes (infinitive second-person singular)
arrecender (infinitive personal singular)
arrecendermos (first-person infinitive plural)
arrecenderdes (infinitive plural second-person)
arrecenderen (infinitive personal plural)
arrecendendo (gerund)
arrecendido (masculine participle past singular)
arrecendido (first-person masculine participle past singular)
arrecendido (masculine participle past second-person singular)
arrecendidos (masculine participle past plural)
arrecendidos (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
arrecendida (feminine participle past singular)
arrecendida (feminine first-person participle past singular)
arrecendida (feminine participle past second-person singular)
arrecendidas (feminine participle past plural)
arrecendidas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
arrecendo (first-person indicative present singular)
arrecendes (indicative present second-person singular)
arrecende (indicative present singular)
arrecendemos (first-person indicative plural present)
arrecendedes (indicative plural present second-person)
arrecenden (indicative plural present)
arrecendía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrecendías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrecendía (imperfect indicative singular)
arrecendiamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrecendiades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrecendían (imperfect indicative plural)
arrecendín (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arrecendiches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arrecendeu (indicative preterite singular)
arrecendemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arrecendestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
arrecenderon (indicative plural preterite)
arrecendera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
arrecenderas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
arrecendera (indicative pluperfect singular)
arrecenderamos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
arrecenderades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
arrecenderan (indicative pluperfect plural)
arrecenderei (first-person future indicative singular)
arrecenderás (future indicative second-person singular)
arrecenderá (future indicative singular)
arrecenderemos (first-person future indicative plural)
arrecenderedes (future indicative plural second-person)
arrecenderán (future indicative plural)
arrecendería (conditional first-person singular)
arrecenderías (conditional second-person singular)
arrecendería (conditional singular)
arrecenderiamos (conditional first-person plural)
arrecenderiades (conditional plural second-person)
arrecenderían (conditional plural)
arrecenda (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arrecendas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arrecenda (present singular subjunctive)
arrecendamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrecendades (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrecendan (plural present subjunctive)
arrecendese (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrecendeses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrecendese (imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrecendésemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrecendésedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrecendesen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrecender (first-person future singular subjunctive)
arrecenderes (future second-person singular subjunctive)
arrecender (future singular subjunctive)
arrecendermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
arrecenderdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
arrecenderen (future plural subjunctive)
arrecende (imperative second-person singular)
arrecenda (imperative singular)
arrecendamos (first-person imperative plural)
arrecendede (imperative plural second-person)
arrecendan (imperative plural)
non arrecendas (imperative negative second-person singular)
non arrecenda (imperative negative singular)
non arrecendamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non arrecendades (imperative negative plural second-person)
non arrecendan (imperative negative plural)
arrecender (impersonal infinitive)
arrecender (first-person infinitive singular)
arrecenderes (infinitive second-person singular)
arrecender (infinitive singular third-person)
arrecendermos (first-person infinitive plural)
arrecenderdes (infinitive plural second-person)
arrecenderem (infinitive plural third-person)
arrecendendo (gerund)
arrecendido (first-person masculine participle past singular third-person)
arrecendido (masculine participle past second-person singular)
arrecendidos (masculine participle past plural)
arrecendida (feminine first-person participle past singular third-person)
arrecendida (feminine participle past second-person singular)
arrecendidas (feminine participle past plural)
arrecendo (first-person indicative present singular)
arrecendes (indicative present second-person singular)
arrecende (indicative present singular third-person)
arrecendemos (first-person indicative plural present)
arrecendedes (indicative plural present second-person)
arrecendeis (indicative plural present second-person)
arrecendem (indicative plural present third-person)
arrecendia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrecendias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrecendia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arrecendíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrecendíades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrecendíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrecendíais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrecendiam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrecendim (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arrecendi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arrecendeste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arrecendeche (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arrecendeu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
arrecendemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arrecendestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
arrecendêrom (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arrecenderam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arrecendera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
arrecenderas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
arrecendera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
arrecendêramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
arrecendêrades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
arrecendêreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
arrecendêrais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
arrecenderam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
arrecenderei (first-person future indicative singular)
arrecenderás (future indicative second-person singular)
arrecenderá (future indicative singular third-person)
arrecenderemos (first-person future indicative plural)
arrecenderedes (future indicative plural second-person)
arrecendereis (future indicative plural second-person)
arrecenderám (future indicative plural third-person)
arrecenderão (future indicative plural third-person)
arrecenderia (conditional first-person singular)
arrecenderias (conditional second-person singular)
arrecenderia (conditional singular third-person)
arrecenderíamos (conditional first-person plural)
arrecenderíades (conditional plural second-person)
arrecenderíeis (conditional plural second-person)
arrecenderíais (conditional plural second-person)
arrecenderiam (conditional plural third-person)
arrecenda (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arrecendas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arrecenda (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arrecendamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrecendades (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrecendais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrecendam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arrecendesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrecendesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrecendesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arrecendêssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrecendêssedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrecendêsseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrecendessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arrecender (first-person future singular subjunctive)
arrecenderes (future second-person singular subjunctive)
arrecender (future singular subjunctive third-person)
arrecendermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
arrecenderdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
arrecenderem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
arrecende (imperative second-person singular)
arrecenda (imperative singular third-person)
arrecendamos (first-person imperative plural)
arrecendede (imperative plural second-person)
arrecendei (imperative plural second-person)
arrecendam (imperative plural third-person)
nom arrecendas (imperative negative second-person singular)
nom arrecenda (imperative negative singular third-person)
nom arrecendamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
nom arrecendades (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom arrecendais (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom arrecendam (imperative negative plural third-person)

Unclear. Perhaps ultimately from Latin transcendo, with suffix switching. Otherwise, from Suevic *reukjand, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną (“to give off smoke”).

unk

Unclear

der

Cheira que arrecende!

[hardly translatable: It smells so good that it smells very good; used frequently to laud meals prior to its consumption]

(intransitive) to smell flagrantly and strongly


fresquío

unpleasant smell to fresh meat, especially during the slaughter of an animal


frescoallo

—Eiquí me paresce que cheira muito a frescoallo –rematóu dona Teresa-

1977, Eliseo Alonso, A rua do noxo, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 131:

«I think that here it smells too much of fresh meat», ended lady Teresa


azul marinho

reintegrationist spelling of azul mariño