galiñeiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin gallīnārium (henhouse), from gallīna (hen). Cognate with Portuguese galinheiro, Spanish gallinero, Catalan galliner and Italian gallinaio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaliˈɲejɾo̝/

Noun

galiñeiro m (plural galiñeiros)

  1. henhouse
    Synonym: poleiro

Derived terms

  • Galiñeiro

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.