vacaloura
See also: vaca-loura
Galician
A male vacaloura
Alternative forms
- vacaloira
Etymology
Apparently a composite of vaca (“cow”) + loura (“blonde, auburn”); perhaps a folk etymology of an older composite pre-Latin word.[1] Cognate with Portuguese vacaloura and Asturian vacalloria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bakaˈlowɾa̝/
Noun
vacaloura f (plural vacalouras)
- stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)
Synonyms
- carouca, cornetán, escornabois
References
- “vacaloura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “vacaloura” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “vacaloura” 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. vaca.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
vacaloura f (plural vacalouras)
- stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)
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