cafurna

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin cava (“cave”) *furnea (“oven-like”). Cognate with Portuguese cafurna and Occitan cafourno. Compare also Latin caverna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈfuɾna̝/

Noun

cafurna f (plural cafurnas)

1. cave

   Synonyms: furna, gruta

Related terms

• furna

References

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