curuto
Galician
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palloza
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hórreo; note the curuto
Alternative forms
- cruto
Etymology
Attested since the 12th century, in Latin charters. Probably from a substrate language; compare Proto-Celtic *kruttos (“round object”): Welsh crwth (“hump, hunch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈɾuto̝/, /ˈkɾuto̝/
Noun
curuto m (plural curutos)
- top of a conical structure, heap or mountain
- Synonyms: bico, curucho, picouto
- top or crown of the head
- Synonyms: coroa, croca, curucho
- (by extension) top or highest point of any standing object or structure
- Synonyms: cume, cumio
- tassel (the panicle on a male plant of maize)
Derived terms
- Croto
Related terms
- curota
References
- “curuto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “curuto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “curuto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “curuto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.