bacío

See also: bacio and baciò

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *baccīnum, from Celtic. Cognate with Portuguese bacia and Spanish bacín.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈθio̝/, (western) /baˈsio̝/

Noun

bacío m (plural bacíos)

  1. trough
    Synonyms: bacía, bacieiro
  2. bowl
    Synonym: cunca
    • 1373, Enrique Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 191:
      et dous saleyros para sal et quatro baçios grandes dstanno
      two salt shakers for holding salt and four large bowls of tin
  3. saver, plateau

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