muiñeira

Galician
FWOTD – 12 September 2013
Dancing a muiñeira

Etymology

Muíño (“mill”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mu.i.ˈɲej.ɾa/

Noun

muiñeira f (plural muiñeiras)

  1. a traditional dance and musical genre of Galicia, characterised by a 6/8 tempo, lively, choreographic dancing and the use of bagpipes[1]
    • 1963, Actas do 1º congresso de etnografia e folclore, Volume 2, Junta da Acção Social, page 135:
      Vexamos outra especie de muiñeira, o «Golpe».
      Let’s see another type of muiñeira, the “Golpe.”

References
  • “muiñeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “muiñeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. “muiñeiro”, Dicionario da Real Academia Galega.
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