pouso

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from pousar or from pousa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpowsʊ]

Noun

pouso m (plural pousos)

  1. rest, support; in particular a projecting support for sacks at the mill
    Synonym: pousadoiro
  2. (construction) corbel or projecting support for beams, inside a house
    Synonym: canzorro
  3. (construction, civil law) inside a house, division in between two consecutive beams or a wall and a parallel beam
  4. (in the plural or collective) dregs, grounds
    Synonyms: borra, sarro

Verb

pouso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pousar

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpo(w).zu/ [ˈpo(ʊ̯).zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpo(w).zo/ [ˈpo(ʊ̯).zo]
 

  • Rhymes: -owzu, -ozu
  • Hyphenation: pou‧so

Etymology 1

Noun

pouso m (plural pousos)

  1. place
  2. stay
  3. hangout
  4. (Brazil) inn; hostel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pouso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pousar