tixela

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tegella, diminutive form of Latin tēgula (“roof-tile”). See tixola, also from a diminutive form of tēgula (“roof-tile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈʃɛlɐ/

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Noun

tixela f (plural tixelas)

1. bowl (roughly hemispherical container)

   Synonyms: cunca, cuncón, fiara

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tixela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega