preguiza

Galician

Alternative forms

• perguiza, priguiza

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (the derivative preguiçoso is already attested in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century), from Latin pīgritia. Cognate with Portuguese preguiça, Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɣiθa̝/, (western) /pɾeˈɣisa̝/

Noun

preguiza f (plural preguizas)

1. laziness, sloth (unwillingness to do work)
2. (Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)

Derived terms

• preguiceiro (“lazy”)
• preguizoso (“lazy”)

References

• “preguiçoso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “pregu” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “preguiza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “preguiza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “preguiza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.