albeiro

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps inherited from Latin albarius, or rather from albo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbejɾo/ [ɑlˈβ̞ej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo

Adjective

albeiro (feminine albeira, masculine plural albeiros, feminine plural albeiras)

1. pale, whitish

   Synonym: albelo

2. (of a mill) which grinds just wheat
3. (of bread) wheaten

   Synonym: trigo

Derived terms

• albeira
• Albeiro
• Albeiros

Related terms

• albelo
• albo

Noun

albeiro m (plural albeiros)

1. white cloth used to cover dough

   Synonym: albelo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alveyr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “albeiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “albeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “albeiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN