estinga

== Galician == === Alternative forms === tinga, raia tinga === Etymology === Documented at least since the 18th century; perhaps borrowed from English stingray rather than an old loanword from Suevic or Gothic. Ultimatelly from Proto-Germanic *stinganą, whence also Old Norse stinga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈtiŋɡa̝/ === Noun === estinga f (plural estingas) stingray 1788, Cornide Saavedra, José. Ensayo para una historia de los peces ... de la costa de Galicia, page 127: Synonyms: raia estriga, uxa (obsolete) an instrument used by brass workers === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “estinga”, 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), “estinga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “estinga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN