centulo

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from the personal name, attested in Roman inscriptions, Cintullus, from Proto-Celtic *Kentullos, from *kentus (“first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θenˈtulo̝/

Noun

centulo m (plural centulos)

1. (historical) masked demon-like figure who used to precede some Catholic processions

References

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