vetillo

Galician

Alternative forms

• bitillo

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vecticulus, from vectis (“pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈtiʎo̝/

Noun

vetillo m (plural vetillos)

1. muzzle (wickerwork or wood device used to prevent an animal, specially cattle, from eating; it is worn on its snout)

   Synonyms: bocal, bozo, embozo

References

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