verdel

Galician

Xarda, cabala ou verdel

Etymology

Borrowed from Gascon Occitan. Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *verdellus, from viridis (“green”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [beɾˈðɛl]

Noun

verdel m (plural verdeis)

mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
Synonyms: cabala, correolo, rincha, torno, xarda

References

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

Spanish

Noun

verdel m (plural verdeles)

mackerel
- 2015 October 14, “Nutrir el planeta”, in El País‎:
  Asar las huevas de verdel en la parrilla unos minutos por cada lado.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“verdel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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