cambota

Galician

Cambota ("hood") over the hearth in a exposition of a traditional Galician kitchen

Etymology

From camba +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈbɔta̝/

Noun

cambota f (plural cambotas)

1. main beam of the fireplaces's hood
2. extractor hood; hood of a fireplace
3. angled beam used in the construction of the roof of the hórreo.

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cambota”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “cambota” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

cambota f (plural cambotas)

1. (of a vehicle) crankshaft (a rotating shaft that drives a crank)

Synonyms

• virabrequim