socalco
Galician
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Socalcos, Chantada, Galicia
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Socalcos, Chantada, Galicia
Etymology
Back-formation from socalcar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈkalko̝/
Noun
socalco m (plural socalcos)
- terrace in a slope
- Synonym: bancal
- bank; retaining wall
- Synonym: bancal
Related terms
- calcar
References
- “socalco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “socalco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “socalco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
Back-formation from socalcar (“to tread on”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: so‧cal‧co
Noun
socalco m (plural socalcos)
- terrace, ledge (flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
Synonyms
- (terrace): terraço