antroido

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

13th century. From Latin introitus, "entering", referred to the year. Cognate with Portuguese entrudo, Mirandese antruido and Asturian antroxu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (standard) /anˈtɾojðo̝/

Noun

antroido m (plural antroidos)

  1. Shrovetide (days immediately preceding Lent, which are traditionally considered a festive occasion, marked by parades and carnivals)

References
  • “entroydo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “entroydo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “antroido” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “antroido” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “antroido” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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