pecheira

Galician

Etymology

From local Late Latin *pesclaria, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”). Compare Asturian pesllera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈt͡ʃejɾa/ [peˈt͡ʃej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: pe‧chei‧ra

Noun

pecheira f (plural pecheiras)

1. bolt
2. lock (metal mechanism that is put on doors, lids, etc., to close them, and that is usually activated with a key)

Related terms

• pechar
• pecho

References

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