poula

See also: Poula

Galician

Etymology

From Latin pābulum (“pasture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpowla̝/

Noun

poula f (plural poulas)

1. fallow; dry meadow

   Synonyms: barbeito, coitío

2. heath, heathland

   Synonym: bouza

3. (derogatory, figuratively) single, spinster

Derived terms

• Poula
• Pouleira

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poul”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “poula” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “poula” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “poula” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.