avoengo

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Galician

Etymology

From avó (grandparent) +‎ -engo (-ing). Compare Portuguese avoengo, Spanish abolengo.

Pronunciation

Noun

avoengo m (plural avoengos)

  1. hereditary property; a property that has been inherited

Adjective

avoengo (feminine avoenga, masculine plural avoengos, feminine plural avoengas)

  1. hereditary; related to or belonging to the ancestors

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “avoengo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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Portuguese

Noun

avoengo m (plural avoengos, feminine avoenga, feminine plural avoengas)

  1. forefather; forebear; ancestor

Adjective

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  1. relating to one’s forefathers