cambota

Galician

Cambota ("hood") over the hearth in an exposition of a traditional Galician kitchen

Etymology

From camba +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈbɔta̝/

Noun

cambota f (plural cambotas)

1. main beam of the fireplaces's hood
2. extractor hood; hood of a fireplace
3. angled beam used in the construction of the roof of the hórreo

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɔ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: cam‧bo‧ta

Noun

cambota f (plural cambotas)

1. (of a vehicle) crankshaft (a rotating shaft that drives a crank)

   Synonym: virabrequim