fungueiro

Galician

A Galician traditional cart

Alternative forms

• fueiro, fumeiro, fuñeiro

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *fũeiro, from Latin fūnārius (“of or pertaining to a string”), from fūnis (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Cognate of Portuguese fueiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuŋˈɡejɾo̝/

Noun

fungueiro m (plural fungueiros)

1. a vertical rod used to contain either the laterals or the load of a cart

   Synonym: estadullo

Related terms

• refungar

References

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