castiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician *castĩeiro, from local Medieval Latin castanario,[1] from castanea (“chestnut”). Doublet of castiñeiro. Cognate with Portuguese castanheiro.

Noun

castiro m (plural castiros)

chestnut tree
Synonym: castiñeiro

Related terms

References

“castiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“castiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“castiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

"castanario" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.

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