ámboa

Galician

Alternative forms

• ámoa

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from a local Gallaecian *ambonā, related to Gaulish ambe (“water, river”); either from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”) or from the zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud; moisture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈambo̯a̝/

Noun

ámboa f (plural ámboas)

1. large or very large earthenware jar for the containment and preservation of wine and other liquids

Related terms

• Ambas Mestas

Further reading

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amboa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amoa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ámboa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ámboa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN