crica

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic, from *klik;^[1] otherwise, maybe from Proto-Celtic *krīkʷā (“furrow, trench, comb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɾika̝/

Noun

crica f (plural cricas)

ribbon
(anatomy) nose
(anatomy, familiar) vulva
(mollusc) a clam (Mactra stultorum)

Derived terms

criqueiro
lambecricas
rapacricas (“common starfish”, literally “vulve-scrapper”)

References

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

↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. crica.

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