ferrete

Asturian

Noun

ferrete m (plural ferretes)

1. pollock

Galician

Alternative forms

• forrete

Etymology

Attested in local 12th century Latin documents. From Old French ferret (“little iron object”), diminutive of fer (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [feˈretɪ]

Noun

ferrete m (plural ferretes)

1. stinger of an insect

   Synonyms: aguillón, ferrón

2. aiglet
3. pig nose ring

   Synonyms: brinco, ferrato

Derived terms

• aferretar

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French ferret (“branding iron”), diminutive of fer (“iron”), from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈrete/ [feˈre.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: fe‧rre‧te

Noun

ferrete m (plural ferretes)

1. branding iron

Further reading

• “ferrete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014