areeiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin harēnārius or either internally from area (“sand”) +‎ -eiro. Cognate with Portuguese areeiro and Spanish arenero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾeˈejɾʊ]

Noun

areeiro m (plural areeiros)

1. sandbank

   Synonyms: ariño, banco de area

2. beach; sandy ground

   Synonym: areal

3. sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus)

   Synonym: pión

4. sand shrimp (Crangon vulgaris)
5. sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)

   Synonym: acedía

6. little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)

   Synonym: píllara areeira

Related terms

• area

References

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