fornalla

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fornacula (“little oven”). Compare Portuguese fornalha and Italian fornacchia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foɾˈnaʎɐ]

Noun

fornalla f (plural fornallas)

1. cavity under the oven which allows it to be heated from below
2. oven's mouth or doorway

Derived terms

• fornalleira

Related terms

• forno

References

• “fornalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fornalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.