fumeiro

Galician

Etymology 1

15th century. From fume (smoke) +‎ -eiro; or directly from Latin fūmārium (smoke chamber).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈmejɾo̝/

Noun

fumeiro m (plural fumeiros)

  1. smokery; structure, facility or room used to smoke meat, fish, or cheese
    • 1436, Manuel Lucas Alvarez & María José Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 372:
      no fumeiro et casa del et corral et saydo del, que esta feyta entre a dita casa et o dito fumeyro enno arrabaldo da dita vila enna rua que vay da praça para a fonte
      in the smokery, house, garden and its exit, which is built in between the aforementioned house and the aforementioned smokery, in the outskirts of that town [Muros], in the street that goes from the plaza to the fountain
  2. installation of rods over the kitchen or the fireplace where meat is smoked
  3. chimney
    Synonyms: cheminea, paraña, troneira

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese *fũeyro, from Latin funarius.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈmejɾo̝/

Noun

fumeiro m (plural fumeiros)

  1. alternative form of fungueiro

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