magosto
Galician
Alternative forms
- gamusto, umagusto
Etymology
Unknown.[1] Cognate with Portuguese magusto and Asturian amagüestu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maˈɣostʊ]
Noun
magosto m (plural magostos)
- chestnut harvest party, celebrated at the evening, around All Saints' Day or the day of Saint Martin of November
Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “magosto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “magosto”, 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), “magosto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “magosto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “magosto”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.
Spanish
Noun
magosto m (plural magostos)
- a traditional party in the north of Spain, especially Asturias and Galicia, in which chestnuts are eaten
Further reading
- “magosto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024