cirolas

Galician

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَرَاوِيل (sarāwīl, “pants”). Cognate with Portuguese ceroulas and Spanish zaragüelles.

Alternative forms

• ciroulas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θiˈɾɔlɐs], (western) [siˈɾɔlɐs]

Noun

cirolas f pl (plural only)

1. (historical) long johns or similar undergarment

Etymology 2

Noun

cirolas

1. plural of cirola

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cirolas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cirolas”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cirolas”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN