meixengra

Galician

meixengra

Alternative forms

menxengra

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maisingaz, from *maisǭ (“titmouse”) +‎ *-ingō (“-ing”). Cognate with Portuguese mejengra, French mésange and Old Norse meisingr (“titmouse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mei̯ˈʃeŋɡɾɐ]

Noun

meixengra f (plural meixengras)

tit, chickadee, titmouse (any of a large number of small tree-dwelling passerine birds)
- 1955, Alfonso Gayoso, Os fidalgos de Rante, Buenos Aires: Edicións Miño, page 47:
  Mesmo pareces unha meixengra en día de choiva.
  You even look as a titmouse in a rainy day
bee-eater

References

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

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