arroaz
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from roer (“to gnaw”) + -az, or from rabaz (lobo rabaz, "European lynx") from Latin rapāx (“rapacious”). Cognate with Portuguese roaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
arroaz m (plural arroaces)
- bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
- by extension, any dolphin
- Synonym: golfiño
Descendants[edit]
- Spanish: arroaz
References[edit]
- “roaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “arroaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “arroaz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “arroaz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.