eiruga

From Latin ērūca. Cognate with Portuguese eruga and Spanish oruga.

• IPA^(key): /ejˈɾuɣa̝/

eiruga f (plural eirugas)

1. caterpillar

   Synonym: burgo

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