guindal

Galician

An old guindastre, guindal or guindais

Alternative forms

• guindais, guindás

Etymology

Ultimately probably from Old French guindas (compare guindastre, guindar and guindareza). Cognate with French guindal and English windlass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡinˈdal]

Noun

guindal m (plural guindais)

1. cooking crane or its jib

   Synonyms: burro, guindastre

Related terms

• guindar

References

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