viorto

Galician

Etymology

From a substrate language; cognate with Spanish vilorto and Basque bilur, idem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɔɾto̝/

Noun

viorto m (plural viortos)

1. bond usually made with a twisted twig

   Synonyms: corre, costrán, vencello, vincallo

References

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