avesío

Galician

Etymology

From an older *avessio, from Latin āversus (turned, rear).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aβeˈsi.o̝/

Noun

avesío m (plural avesíos, feminine avesía, feminine plural avesías)

  1. shady terrain, usually turned north
    Synonym: avesedo

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “avieso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos