choqueiro

Galician

Peliqueiros, a kind of choqueiros

Etymology 1

From choca (“cowbell”) +‎ -eiro.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈkejɾo̝/

Noun

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros, feminine choqueira, feminine plural choqueiras)

mask, disguised person during the entroido feast
Synonyms: boteiro, cigarrón, felo, pantalla, peliqueiro

Etymology 2

From choco (“cuttlefish”) +‎ -eiro.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈkejɾo̝/

Noun

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros, feminine choqueira, feminine plural choqueiras)

(humorous) a person from Redondela, literally "cuttlefish [fish]er"

Etymology 3

From choco (“stagnant”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈkejɾo̝/

Noun

choqueiro m (plural choqueiros)

(geography) a soaked terrain, or a terrain with heavy soil
(geography) a vegetable garden

References

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

Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “choca”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎, A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN
Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “choca”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎, A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN

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