arró

See also: Arro, arro, and arrò

Galician

FWOTD – 12 March 2019

Etymology

Unknown. Attested as arroo and arroio in medieval documents (15th century); probably from a substrate language.

Possibly compare arroyo (“creek, etc.”) and its etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈrɔ/ [aˈrɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔ

Noun

arró m (plural arrós)

1. headland; hedge or strip of land between two adjacent farm plots, which is usually left fallow

   Synonyms: beira, colado, cómaro

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “arroo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “arroo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “arró” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arró” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arró” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.