gavela

Galician

Etymology

From the same origin that Spanish gavilla and French javelle. Perhaps ultimately from a Celtic language (compare Welsh gafael).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈβɛ.la/

Noun

gavela f (plural gavelas)

  1. gavel (a small heap of grain not tied up into a bundle)
  2. a heap of brushwood
  3. (by extension) sheaf; bundle of twigs or stalks
    Synonyms: feixe, mollo, monllo

References
  • “gauela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “gavela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “gavela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “gavela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

gavela f (plural gavelas)

  1. sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)
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