rairo

Galician

Alternative forms

• arrieiro, rieiro

Etymology

From Latin rāna (“frog”) + Latin -ario.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrajɾo̝/

Noun

rairo m (plural rairos)

1. stone socket of a water mill
2. channel or reservoir of a water mill

References

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