ruada

Galician

Etymology

From rúa (“street”) + -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrwada/ [ˈrwa.ð̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: rua‧da

Noun

ruada f (plural ruadas)

1. feast, party, merrymaking, carnival; usually nocturnal, and accompanied by music and dancing

   Synonyms: esmorga, festa, folía, foliada, folión, serán, xolda

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ruada”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ruada”, 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), “ruada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ruada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN