cadaleito
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *catalectus, a blend of catasta and lectus. Cognate with Spanish cadalecho and Italian cataletto and French châlit.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cadaleito m (plural cadaleitos)
- (dated) bier, kind of stretcher used for moving and holding a corpse
- Synonym: escano
- coffin
- cot (simple bed)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “cadaleito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cadaleito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cadalecho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos