xabre

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaβɾe̝/

Probably from Old French sable,^[1] from Late Latin sablum, a variant form of Latin sabulō, sabulōnem (“sand”).

xabre m (plural xabres)

1. sand (collectively, as a material)

   Synonyms: area, saibro

2. compacted soil

   Synonym: sábrego

• jebra

From Old French jable,^[2] from Late Latin gabulum, from Proto-Celtic *gablo- (“fork”).

xabre m (plural xabres)

1. slot in which the edges of the barrel lids are fitted

   Synonym: releixo

2. any other similar slot

• xabreiro

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xabre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xabre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xabre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN