choza

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese choça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoθa/
• Rhymes: -oθa
• Syllabification: cho‧za

Noun

choza f (plural chozas)

1. hut

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

A choza, Ourol, northern Galicia

Next to a house, and used as a barn

Alternative forms

• chouza

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese choça (Cantigas de Santa Maria); perhaps from Latin pluteus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔθa/ [ˈt͡ʃɔ.θɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈt͡ʃɔθa/ [ˈt͡ʃɔ.θɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈt͡ʃɔsa/ [ˈt͡ʃɔ.sɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔθa

• Rhymes: -ɔθa
• Rhymes: -ɔsa

Noun

choza f (plural chozas)

1. hut

   Synonyms: cabana, casoupa, choupana

2. barn

Derived terms

• Choza

Related terms

• chozo

References

• “choça” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “choça”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “choza”, 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), “choza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “choza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician choza or Portuguese choça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈt͡ʃoθa/ [ˈt͡ʃo.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈt͡ʃosa/ [ˈt͡ʃo.sa]
• Rhymes: -oθa
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: cho‧za

Noun

choza f (plural chozas)

1. hut, shack

   Synonyms: barraca, cabaña, (Honduras) casucha, jacal, (Chile) ruca, (Puerto Rico) bohío

Related terms

• chozo

 

See also

• champa f

Further reading

• “choza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014