preguiza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pīgritia. Cognate with Portuguese preguiça, Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɣiθa̝/
(western) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɣisa̝/

Noun

preguiza f (plural preguizas)

laziness, sloth (unwillingness to do work)
(Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)

Derived terms

preguiceiro (“lazy”)
preguizoso (“lazy”)

References

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

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