galiñeiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin gallīnārium (“henhouse”), from gallīna (“hen”). Cognate with Portuguese galinheiro, Spanish gallinero, Catalan galliner and Italian gallinaio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaliˈɲejɾo̝/

Noun

galiñeiro m (plural galiñeiros)

henhouse
Synonym: poleiro

Derived terms

Galiñeiro

References

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

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