combarro

See also: Combarro

Galician

Etymology

Attested as conbarro in local Medieval Latin documents;[1] from Gallaecian *combarro-,[2] from Proto-Celtic *kom- (“with”) and either a term related to *bereti (“to bring”)[3] or *barro- (“tip, top”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /komˈbaro̝/

Noun

combarro m (plural combarros)

  1. woodshed; hovel
    Synonyms: alboio, alpendre, combarrizo

Derived terms

References
  • “combarro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “combarro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “combarro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “combarro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. "Combarro" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. barra.
  3. Joseph M. Piel (1953) Miscelânea de etimologia portuguesa e galega, Lisboa: Coimbra editor, pages 97-99.
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