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Terms in Galician 21-30 of 355

ameixa bruxa

[Galician] plural ameixas bruxas

The golden carpet shell. A tiny, smooth-shelled clam.

ameixa fina

[Galician] plural ameixas finas

A name in Galicia for the grooved carpet-shell, a variety of clam.

ameixa xaponesa

[Galician] plural ameixas xaponesas

"Japanese clam." This is the Manila clam, a variety of Pacific clam with a brown and white shell. It is about 6 cm (2") across. In the north of Spain this imported carpet-shell from the orient is being cultivated.

ami

[Galician] plural amis

A Galician name for skipjack tuna or striped bonito with a striped belly, which lives in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

amora

[Galician] plural amoras

Blackberry (US: bramble berry).

andoa (castaña)

[Galician] plural andoas (castañas)

Black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.

andoa (albo)

[Galician] plural andoas (albos)

A name in Galicia for the boletus, cep or porcini mushroom, often used in dried form in stews and stocks.

andoa escura

[Galician] plural andoas escuras

Bay bolete mushroom

anduriña

[Galician] plural anduriñas

Queen scallop or quin. These are smaller and sweeter than pilgrim or great scallops and fished in deeper waters. They are more difficult to come by but, like the pilgrims, have white meats and red corals.

anguía

/ahn-GEE-ah/
[Galician] plural anguías

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