tornarratos
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From tornar (“to turn”) + ratos (“mice”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tornarratos m (invariable)
- staddle stone; totally or partially flat stones that are interposed between a granary and its supports with the purpose of forcing the fall of mice and non flying vermin
Related terms edit
References edit
- “tornarratos” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “tornarratos” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “tornarratos” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.