cadabullo

Galician

Alternative forms

• cabadullo, cadrullo, cadullo, coudullo

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from cavadullo, from cavar (“to dig, hoe”); or rather from Latin capitolium, from caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaðaˈβuʎʊ]

Noun

cadabullo m (plural cadabullos)

1. headland, unplowed boundary of a field

   Synonyms: comareiro, testada

2. furrows made in the extremes of a farm plot, transversally to the other furrows
3. clog; lump

   Synonym: baloco

Derived terms

• cadabullar
• escadabullar

References

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