madeixa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [məˈðe̞.ʃə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [məˈðe.ʃə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [maˈðej.ʃa] === Noun === madeixa f (plural madeixes) skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel) Synonym: troca ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “madeixa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈðejʃa̝/ === Noun === madeixa f (plural madeixas) 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 === === Noun === madeixa f (plural madeixas) lock (tuft or length of hair) Synonym: mecha 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 Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “madeixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 === Further reading === “madeixa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026