bígaro

Uncertain. Probably from a substrate language.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiɣɐɾʊ]

bígaro m (plural bígaros)

1. periwinkle, winkle

   Synonyms: caramuxo, mincha

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bígaro”, 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), “bígaro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bígaro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Related to Galician bígaro, but of unknown origin. Likely not related to bigarrado (“multicolored”), abigarrar (“to paint in many colors”).

bígaro m (plural bígaros)

1. periwinkle, winkle

• “bígaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

• abrigo