gadoupa

Galician

Cat's pouta or gadoupa

Alternative forms

gazoupa

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a composite of Germanic *ga- with another term.[1] Compare gaspeto, agasallar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡaˈðowpɐ]

Noun

gadoupa f (plural gadoupas)

paw
Synonym: pouta
claw
- 1813, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Rogos dun galego:
  Botalle logo a gadoupa
  como fai coa pomba o azór,
  Then it throws the claw to him
  as with the dove does the goshawk
(figurative) big, dull, clumsy hand

References

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

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “guadaña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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