fouveiro

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin falvus, from Suevic (compare English fallow), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”) + -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fowˈβ̞ejɾʊ/

Adjective

fouveiro m (feminine singular fouveira, masculine plural fouveiros, feminine plural fouveiras)

  1. pale blond
  2. bay, palish brown
  3. yellow

References
  • “fouveiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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