recanto

Galician

Etymology

From Re- +‎ canto (“extreme”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkanto̝/

Noun

recanto m (plural recantos)

1. nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot

   Synonyms: curruncho, recuncho

   A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada recanto da casa.

   The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house.

2. twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a river or road)

References

• “recanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “recanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “recanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “recanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ canto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [heˈkɐ̃.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [heˈkɐ̃.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [χeˈkɐ̃.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.to/ [heˈkɐ̃.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: re‧can‧to

Noun

recanto m (plural recantos)

1. nook, den (quiet, comfortable place)