carpaza

Galician

Carpazas

Alternative forms

• carpanza

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language, as many botanicals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaɾˈpaθɐ]

Noun

carpaza f (plural carpazas)

1. rockrose (Cistus inflatus)

   Synonym: chaguazo

2. heath, ling (Erica tetralix, Calluna vulgaris)

   Synonyms: carroucha, queiroa, uz

Derived terms

• carpacedo
• carpaceira
• Carpaceira
• Carpaceiras
• Carpacide
• Carpanzal
• carpazal

 

References

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