larego

Galician

Alternative forms

• larengo

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From lar (“hearth, fireside”) ‎ -engo, attracted later by the suffix -ego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈreɣʊ], [laˈrɛɣʊ]

Noun

larego m (plural laregos)

1. piglet which is grown at home

   Synonym: bacoriño

Related terms

• lar
• lareira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “larengo”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “larego”, 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), “larego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “larego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN