temoa

Galician

Alternative forms

• timoa

Etymology

From an Old Galician-Portuguese feminine *temõa, from temón (“pole, beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈmoɐ]

Noun

temoa f (plural temoas)

1. pole used to attach a second pair of oxen to a plough or carriage

   Synonym: temoncela

Related terms

• temón

References

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