Galician

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Etymology

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From Re- +‎ canto (extreme).

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Noun

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recanto m (plural recantos)

  1. nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot
    Synonyms: curruncho, recuncho
    A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada recanto da casa.
    The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house.
  2. twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a river or road)

References

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  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “recanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • recanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • recanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • recanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ canto.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
  • Hyphenation: re‧can‧to

Noun

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recanto m (plural recantos)

  1. nook, den (quiet, comfortable place)