ucheira

Galician

Alternative forms

  • oucheira

Etymology

Attested since 1234 (uscheria). From Old Galician-Portuguese, either from Latin ostiārius, from ostium (door), or from ustulāria from ustulō (I scorch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uˈt͡ʃejɾɐ]

Noun

ucheira f (plural ucheiras)

  1. (usually in the plural, architecture) jamb, especially of an oven
  2. (by extension, in the plural) stones that conform the oven

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