couzoeira
Galician
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2000 yo threshold with couzón or couzoeira. Castro de San Cibrao de Las, Galicia
Alternative forms
- couceira
Etymology
From couce + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kowθoˈejɾa̝/, (western) /kowsoˈejɾa̝/
Noun
couzoeira f (plural couzoeiras)
- upper and lower hinges or pivots of a door
- carving practised in the threshold and lintel of a doorway, for inserting the aforementioned hinges or pivots
Related terms
- couce
- couzo
- couzón
References
- “couzoeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “couzoeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “couzoeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.