almadreña

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish madrueña, from Latin māteria (“wood”) + -ōnea.

Noun

almadreña f (plural almadreñas)

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Synonyms: madreña, zueco

Further reading

“almadreña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “almadreña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 183

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