piteiro

Galician

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

piteiro m (plural piteiros)

  1. alternative form of peteiro

Etymology 2

13th century.[2] From pita (hen) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

piteiro m (plural piteiros)

  1. vegetable garden
    Synonyms: cortiña, horta, horto

References

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