mendrello

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably related to Spanish mendrugo (“piece of bread”);[1] compare also mendo (“patch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /menˈdɾeʎo̝/

Noun

mendrello m (plural mendrellos)

  1. rag
    Synonyms: béldrago, farrapo, galdrapo, trapo

Derived terms

References
  • “mendrello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mendrugo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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