chapacuña
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chapa (“plate”) + cuña (“wedge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chapacuña f (plural chapacuñas)
- (construction) stone construction technique in which flat stones are placed vertically, rather than horizontally
- (construction) dam constructed with said technique
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “chapacuña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chapacuña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chapacuña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.