cambota
Galician
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Cambota ("hood") over the hearth in a exposition of a traditional Galician kitchen
Etymology
From camba + -ota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈbɔta̝/
Noun
cambota f (plural cambotas)
- main beam of the fireplaces's hood
- extractor hood; hood of a fireplace
- angled beam used in the construction of the roof of the hórreo.
References
- “cambota” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “cambota” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “cambota” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cambota” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Noun
cambota f (plural cambotas)
- (of a vehicle) crankshaft (a rotating shaft that drives a crank)
Synonyms
- virabrequim