encoro
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eŋˈkoɾo/ [eŋˈko.ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -oɾo
- Hyphenation: en‧co‧ro
Etymology 1
Back-formation from encorar.
Noun
encoro m (plural encoros)
- reservoir, natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
- height of a reservoir
- (by extension) dam
- Synonym: presa
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encoro”, 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), “encoro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encoro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
encoro
- first-person singular present indicative of encorar