diola
See also: Diola
Galician
Etymology
Euphemism (or minced oath) for Deus (“God”). First seen in 1836 as pardiola, from por Deus, "by God".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdjɔlɐ]
Noun
diola m (plural diolas)
Interjection
diola
Derived terms
- rediola
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “diola”, 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), “diola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “diola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN