portela

See also: Portela

Galician

Portela da Canda, at the extreme of the mountain range in between Galicia and Castille

Etymology

From Latin portella, diminutive of porta (“door”). Cognate with Spanish portilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈtɛla̝/, /pɔɾˈtɛla̝/

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

1. mountain pass
2. oven's door
3. wicket

   Synonym: portelo

4. gate or passage in a fence or wall

   Synonym: portelo

Derived terms

• Portela
• Porteliña

Related terms

• porta
• porto

References

• “portela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “portela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “portela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “portela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “portela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From porta +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtɛ.lɐ/ [pohˈtɛ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtɛ.lɐ/ [pohˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈtɛ.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtɛ.lɐ/ [poχˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈtɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: por‧te‧la

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

1. small door
2. narrow passageway between mountains