maragota

Galician

maragota

Etymology

Attested since 1596. Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maɾaˈɣɔtɐ]

Noun

maragota m (plural maragotas)

Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
- 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:
  burazinos / panchozes tamañiños / Va jiba ou maragota / e si acasso ben pijota
  little blackspot sea breams and well sized axillary sea brams / With cuttlefish and ballan wrasse / and maybe also hake

Derived terms

Maragoto

References

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

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