cemba

Galician

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin cymula, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *cimla → *cimbla with unexpected loss of the L (compare Galician cima, from Latin cyma)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθembɐ]

Noun

cemba f (plural cembas)

1. headland, strip of land around a farm plot usually left fallow

   Synonyms: arró, cómaro

2. hedge (ridge in between two contiguous plots of land)

   Synonyms: arró, cómaro, sebe

3. hillock
4. bank of a sunken lane

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cemba”, 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), “cemba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cemba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN