fento

Galician

Felgos, folgueiras, fentos, fieitos ("ferns")

Alternative forms

faínto (Zamora)
fieito (northern Galicia)

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese *feeyto, from Latin filictum (“place with ferns”). Cognate with Portuguese feto, Spanish helecho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfento̝/, /ˈfɛnto̝/

Noun

fento m (plural fentos)

fern
Synonyms: felga, felgo, fieito, folgueira

Derived terms

fenta
Fental
Fenteira
Fentosa

References

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

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