cerquiño
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *cerquus, from Latin quercus (“oak tree”), and a number of different suffixes; from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cerquiño m (plural cerquiños)
- (botany) Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica)
- Synonyms: carballo cerqueiro, carballo cerquiño, carballo negral, cerqueiro, rebolo
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References edit
- "cerquiño" in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “cerquiño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cerquiño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.