encoro

Galician

Encoro das Portas

Etymology 1

Back-formation from encorar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eŋˈkorʊ]

Noun

encoro m (plural encoros)

1. reservoir, natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
2. height of a reservoir
3. (by extension) dam

Related terms

• cor
• corazón
• acorar
• encorar
• encorado

References

• “encoro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “encoro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “encoro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

encoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of encorar