aguaneta

Galician
aguaneta ("snipe")

Alternative forms
  • agoaneta

Etymology

Attested since 1418. From augana (“water animal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aɣʊ̯aˈnetɐ]

Noun

aguaneta f (plural aguanetas)

  1. snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
    • 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
      Iten tordos et melrras cada hũu a coroado. Iten petos et pegas et agoanetas a quatro coroados cada ũu
      Item, thrushes and blackbirds each one a crown. Item woodpeckers and magpies and snipes, four crowns each one

References
  • “agoaneta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “agoaneta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “aguaneta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “aguaneta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “aguaneta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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