lousado

Galician

Alternative forms

  • loixado, louxado, louxao

Etymology

From lousa (slab, flagstone), lousar (to tile). Compare Spanish enlosado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lowˈsaðo̝/

Noun

lousado m (plural lousados)

  1. roof made of flagstones
    Synonyms: teito, tellado

Derived terms

Adjective

lousado (feminine lousada, masculine plural lousados, feminine plural lousadas)

  1. roofed with flagstones
    • 1381, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500). Estudios Mindonienses, page 174:
      huna casa lousada en que eu ora moro
      a flagstone roofed house in which I dwell now

Participle

lousado (feminine lousada, masculine plural lousados, feminine plural lousadas)

  1. past participle of lousar

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