vetillo

Galician

Alternative forms

bitillo

Etymology

From Latin *vecticulus, from vectis (“pole”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈtiʎo̝/

Noun

vetillo m (plural vetillos)

muzzle (wickerwork or wood device used to prevent an animal, specially cattle, from eating; it is worn on its snout)
Synonyms: bocal, bozo, embozo

References

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

Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. bitillo.

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