cortello

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1332. From cortella, from Latin cohorticula, diminutive of cohors. Cognate with Spanish cortijo.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koɾˈteʎo̝/

Noun

cortello m (plural cortellos)

  1. pigsty
  2. small stable or department inside it, specially when destined to pigs, sheep or goats
    Synonym: cortella
  3. (derogatory, figuratively) untidy and small place
    Fillo, arromba o teu cuarto que está feito un cortello! ― Son, clean you room: it is a pigsty!

References
  • “cortello” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “cortello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “cortello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cortello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. corte.
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