couzoeira

Galician

FWOTD – 14 June 2022

2000 yo threshold with couzón or couzoeira. Castro de San Cibrao de Las, Galicia

Alternative forms

• couceira

Etymology

From couzón +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kowθoˈejɾa̝/, (western) /kowsoˈejɾa̝/

Noun

couzoeira f (plural couzoeiras)

1. upper and lower hinges or pivots of a door
2. carving practised in the threshold and lintel of a doorway, for inserting the aforementioned hinges or pivots

Related terms

• couce
• couzo
• couzón

References

• “couzoeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “couzoeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “couzoeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.