tufeira

Galician

Etymology

From Tufo (“punch; spigot”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈfejɾa̝/

Noun

tufeira f (plural tufeiras)

1. water chute of a water mill
2. hub of a wheel
3. spigot of a cask

Related terms

• tufo

References

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