sombreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sombreiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), earlier soombreyro: soombra + -eiro. By surface analysis, sombra (shadow, shade) + -eiro. Compare Spanish sombrero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [somˈbɾejɾʊ]

Noun

sombreiro m (plural sombreiros)

  1. wide hat
    Synonyms: chapeu, pucha, sancosmeiro
  2. cap (of a mushroom)

References

  • sombreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • sombreir” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • sombreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • sombreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • sombreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sombreiro, earlier soombreyro. By surface analysis, sombra (shadow, shade) + -eiro. Compare Spanish sombrero.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sõˈbɾe(j).ɾu/ [sõˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sõˈbɾe(j).ɾo/ [sõˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
  • Hyphenation: som‧brei‧ro

Noun

sombreiro m (plural sombreiros)

  1. sun umbrella
    Synonym: guarda-sol
  2. Philippine pigeonwings (Clitoria fairchildiana)
  3. (South Brazil) Indian almond (Terminalia catappa)
    Synonyms: amendoeira-da-praia, sete-copas

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sambreel

Adjective

sombreiro (feminine sombreira, masculine plural sombreiros, feminine plural sombreiras)

  1. shady (causing shade)

Further reading

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