estrobo

Galician

Alternative forms

• estrogo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin strupus, from struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “thong”), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾoβo̝/

Noun

estrobo m (plural estrobos)

1. strap, band, thong

   Synonym: corre

2. strap which secures an oar to the thole
3. grommet

References

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