coroza

Galician

Coroza, Museo do Pobo Galego

Alternative forms

• caroza, curoza

Etymology

Probably from Latin crocea (“saffron coloured”), from crocum (“saffron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈɾoθa̝/, /koˈɾɔθa̝/

Noun

coroza f (plural corozas)

1. raincoat made of entwined thatches (straws or rushes)

Derived terms

• coroceiro (“a maker”)

See also

• coroza on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

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

Spanish

Noun

coroza f (plural corozas)

1. raincoat made of entwined thatches (straws or rushes)
2. (historical) A kind of dunce cap used during the Spanish Inquisition

Further reading

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