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percebeiro

percebeiro noun: manual harvester of goose barnacles, particularly in northern Iberia.

percebeiro: manual harvester of goose barnacles, particularly in northern Iberia
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Noun

percebeiro (plural percebeiros)

  1. (occupation) Manual harvester of goose barnacles, particularly in northern Iberia
    • At the present time, the exploitation of this species is profitable, especially in northern Spain where this sea-food is highly valued, as well as expensive. However, the gathering of this resource, which is carried out manually by the percebeiros or “goose barnacle fishers” entails great risks.2010 February, Esteban Álvarez-Fernández, Roberto Ontañón-Peredo, José Molares-Vila, “Archaeological data on the exploitation of the goose barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes (Gmelin, 1790) in Europe”, in...
    • At these, about 400,000kg of barnacles, valued at €10 million, are handled annually. Outside the hall, vans from Madrid and Barcelona (which between them will take two thirds of the catch) and the surrounding area are already waiting. Inside, the percebeiros stand in front of the sale table in...2013 August 10, Christoph Otto, “Fortune on the rocks”, in Daily Telegraph, London, pages 26-31

Examples of percebeiro in a sentence

  • Inside, the percebeiros stand in front of the sale table in their tattered trousers.2013 August 10, Christoph Otto, “Fortune on the rocks”, in Daily Telegraph, London, pages 26-31:
  • Much of the groundwork was already laid out – thanks to unofficial paths trampled by the boots of local fishermen and percebeiros (barnacle gatherers) over the years2024, Elizabeth Whitehead, “Sweetness and light”, in International Traveller, number 51, →ISSN, page 64:

Forms of percebeiro

pluralpercebeiros

Origin of percebeiro

Borrowed from Galician percebeiro.

Questions about percebeiro

What does percebeiro mean?
Percebeiro means manual harvester of goose barnacles, particularly in northern Iberia.
How do you use percebeiro in a sentence?
Inside, the percebeiros stand in front of the sale table in their tattered trousers.
What part of speech is percebeiro?
Percebeiro is a noun.
What is the plural of percebeiro?
The plural of percebeiro is percebeiros.

Words near percebeiro in the dictionary

  1. perceant
  2. perceave
  3. perceaved
  4. perceaves
  5. perceaving
  6. percebeiro
  7. perceiue
  8. perceiv'd
  9. perceivability
  10. perceivable
  11. perceivableness

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