petouco

Galician

Etymology

From peto +‎ -ouco. Compare petón (“peak; boulder”), peteiro (“beak”), peto (“woodpecker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtowko̝/

Noun

petouco m (plural petoucos)

1. peak; heap

Related terms

• peto
• petouce
• petouto

References

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