vacaloura

== Galician == === Alternative forms === vacaloira === Etymology === Apparently a composite of vaca (“cow”) + loura (in the past, "dark"); so either "dark cow" or perhaps a folk etymology of an older composite pre-Latin word. Cognate with Portuguese vacaloura and Asturian vacalloria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bakaˈlowɾa̝/ === Noun === vacaloura f (plural vacalouras) stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle) Synonyms: carouca, cornetán, escornabois === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vacaloura”, 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), “vacaloura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vacaloura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === vaca-loura === Noun === vacaloura f (plural vacalouras) stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)