cantazo

Galician

Alternative forms

• cantaço (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From canto (“stone; pebble”) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑnˈtaθʊ], [kɑnˈtasʊ]

Noun

cantazo m (plural cantazos)

1. a pebble; a stone that can be handled

   Synonyms: croio, pedra

2. a blow with a pebble

   Synonym: pedrada

3. angle (corner where two walls intersect)

   Synonym: esquina

Derived terms

• acantazar

Related terms

• canto

References

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