aceal

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Andalusian Arabic الزِيَار (az-ziyār), from Arabic زِيَار (ziyār). Cognate with Portuguese aziar and Spanish acial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aθeˈal]

Noun

aceal m (plural aceais)

1. (farriery) twitch

References

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