estrobo

Galician

Alternative forms

estrogo

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Late Latin strupus, from struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “thong”), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈtɾoβo̝/

Noun

estrobo m (plural estrobos)

strap, band, thong
Synonym: corre
strap which secures an oar to the thole

References

“estrobo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“estrobo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“estrobo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. estrobo.}}

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