tixela

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tegella, diminutive form of Latin tēgula (“roof-tile”). See tixola, also from a diminutive form of tēgula (“roof-tile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈʃɛlɐ/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

tixela f (plural tixelas)

1. bowl (roughly hemispherical container)

   Synonyms: cunca, cuncón, fiara

References

• “tixela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.