madeixa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈðe.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈðej.ʃa]

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixes)

1. skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)

   Synonym: troca

References

• “madeixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

madeixas

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈðejʃa̝/

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixas)

1. skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)

   Synonyms: cadeixa, mea, meada

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃɐ/ [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃɐ/ [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈde(j).ʃa/ [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðɐj.ʃɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðɐj.ʃɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðej.ʃɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðej.ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈde.ʃɐ/ [mɐˈðe.ʃɐ]

Noun

madeixa f (plural madeixas)

1. lock (tuft or length of hair)

   Synonym: mecha

2. small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)

   Synonym: meada

References

• “madeixa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “madeixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024