xácea

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Arabic جِسْر (jisr, “[wooden] bridge”): compare Classical Syriac ܓܫܪܐ (“bridge; beam”), from the same Akkadian root. Cognate with Spanish jácena and Catalan jàssera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃaθɪɐ]

Noun

xácea f (plural xáceas)

1. (archaic) ridge beam

   Synonym: cumieira

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “jazea”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xacia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega