freita

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fracta (“broken”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾejta̝/

Noun

freita f (plural freitas)

  1. landslide; landslip
    Synonyms: fana, léveda
  2. cliff, ravine
  3. secondary ditch
    Synonym: birta

Derived terms
  • Anafreita
  • Freita
  • freitear
  • freitío
  • Igrexafeita

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