canzorro

Galician

Romanesque canzorros (corbels), San Pedro de Rebón, Moraña

A balcony sustained by canzorros

canzorro

Alternative forms

• cazurro

Etymology

From can (“dog”). Compare also Portuguese cachorro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kanˈθorʊ]

Noun

canzorro m (plural canzorros)

1. (architecture) corbel
2. (architecture) modillion

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canzorro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “canzorro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canzorro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN