xirín

Galician

Xirín

Alternative forms

serín, sirí, sírín, xirí

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Probably borrowed from French serin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃiˈɾiŋ]

Noun

xirín m (plural xiríns)

serin, European serin (Serinus serinus)
- 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega:
  un sinfín de paxaros ben cantores
  reiseñores o xílgaro e o sirín
  an endless number of singing birds:
  nightingales, the goldfinch and the serin

References

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

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