fungueiro

Galician

A Galician traditional cart

Alternative forms

fueiro, fumeiro, fuñeiro

Etymology

From Galician-Portuguese *fũeiro, from Latin fūnārius (“of or pertaining to a string”), from fūnis (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Cognate of Portuguese fueiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuŋˈɡejɾo̝/

Noun

fungueiro m (plural fungueiros)

A vertical rod used to contain either the laterals or the load of a cart.

Synonyms

estadullo

References

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

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