estrobo

Galician

Alternative forms

• estrogo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin strupus, from struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “thong”), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾoβo̝/

Noun

estrobo m (plural estrobos)

1. strap, band, thong

   Synonym: corre

2. strap which secures an oar to the thole
3. grommet

References

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