viorto

Galician

Etymology

From a substrate language; cognate with Spanish vilorto and Basque bilur, idem.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈɔɾto̝/

Noun

viorto m (plural viortos)

bond usually made with a twisted twig
Synonyms: corre, costrán, vencello, vincallo

References

“viorto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“viorto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“viorto” 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. vilorta.

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