lousar

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Galician

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A traditional lousado or roof tilled with lousa in northern Galicia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1300. From lousa (flagstone).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lousar (first-person singular present louso, first-person singular preterite lousei, past participle lousado)

  1. (transitive) to roof with flagstones (usually made of slate)
  2. (transitive) to pave with flagstones
    • 1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 17:
      fezo Abderamẽ lousar et est[r]ar de pedra todas [as] cales de Cordoua
      Abd al-Rahman ordered to pave in stone every street in Cordoba

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • enlousar (to pave, to roof)
  • lousado (roof tilled with flagstones)

References

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