matanza do porco

Galician

Etymology

From matanza (“killing”) do (“of the”) porco (“pig”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [maˈtanθa ðoˈpɔɾkʊ], (western) [maˈtansa ðoˈpɔɾkʊ]

Noun

matanza do porco f (plural matanzas do porco)

  1. (folklore) annual activity and celebration held in autumn consisting both in the killing of pigs and the preparation and preservation of their meat for the winter; usually it concludes with a feast

References
  • “matança” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “matança” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “matanza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “matanza do porco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “matanza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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