couto

See also: Couto

Galician

Couto de Pesca ("Fishing reserve")

Etymology

From Latin cautum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkowto̝/

Noun

couto m (plural coutos)

1. enclosed area of land

   Synonyms: chousa, tomada, zarra

2. reserve
3. (historical) jurisdiction (territory); fiefdom

   Synonym: feudo

4. (archaic) fine (fee issued as punishment for breaking the law)

Derived terms

• acoutar
• coutada
• Coutada
• Coutadas
• Coutado
• coutar
• Couto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “couto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “couto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “couto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “couto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “couto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• coito

Etymology

From Latin cautum, cautus. Compare Spanish coto and Galician couto. Doublet of cauto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).tu/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).tu/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).to/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkow.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko.tu/

• Hyphenation: cou‧to

Noun

couto m (plural coutos)

1. reserve (enclosed area of land)
2. (figurative) shelter

   Synonyms: refúgio, abrigo

Derived terms

• coutar, acoutar
• coitar, acoitar