xácea
Galician
Etymology
Probably from Arabic جِسْر (jisr, “[wooden] bridge”): compare Classical Syriac ܓܫܪܐ (“bridge; beam”), from the same Akkadian root. Cognate with Spanish jácena and Catalan jàssera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃaθɪɐ]
Noun
xácea f (plural xáceas)
- (archaic) ridge beam
- Synonym: cumieira
References
- “jazea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “xacia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.