palloza

Galician

pallozas

palloza and horreo

Alternative forms

• pallaza

Etymology

14th century (pallaça). From pallaza, from palla (“hay”) +‎ -aza (“made of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈʎɔθa̝/

Noun

palloza f (plural pallozas)

1. cottage; a house with thatched conical roof and circular plant, typical of the highlands of eastern Galicia
2. a thatched shed

   Synonym: pallote

3. a mound of hay

Related terms

• palla (“hay”)

References

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

Spanish

Noun

palloza f (plural pallozas)

1. a house with thatched conical roof and circular plant, typical of the highlands of eastern Galicia

Further reading

• “palloza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014