solaina

solaina

Galician

A house with solaina, Albarellos, Galicia

Alternative uses

Etymology

15th century. From sol (“sun”) +‎ -aina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈlajna̝/

Noun

solaina f (plural solainas)

1. a covered balcon or elevated gallery, usually oriented so that it receives a lot of sunlight

   Synonym: patín

References

• “solaina” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “solaina” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “solaina” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.