xoaniña

Galician

xoaniña (Coccinella septempunctata)

Etymology

From Xoana (“Jane”) +‎ -iña: "Little Jane". Cognate with Portuguese joaninha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃo̯aˈniɲa̝/, /ʃwaˈniɲa̝/

Noun

xoaniña f (plural xoaniñas)

ladybird

References

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

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