mioca

Galician

Alternative forms

miñoca

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate of Portuguese minhoca, and of Asturian meruca and Asturian milu (“earthworm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miˈɔka̝/, /ˈmi̯ɔka̝/

Noun

mioca f (plural miocas)

earthworm
- 1962, Xaquín Lorenzo, Etnografía: cultura material. Buenos Aires: Nós, p. 421:
  As nasas deitanse no fondo do río [...] Enescanse con miocas ou con anacos de carne.
  they sink the fish traps in the river [...] these traps are baited with earthworms or small pieces of meat

Derived terms

vivir á mioca

References

“mioca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“meruca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“mioca” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
“mioca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“miñoca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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