camouco
Galician
Etymology
From Medieval Latin calamaucum, a cap, originally made in camel hide, used in the Middle Ages by bishops and the Pope, from Ancient Greek καμελάυκιον (kameláukion), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
camouco m (plural camoucos)
Adjective
camouco (feminine camouca, masculine plural camoucos, feminine plural camoucas)
Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “caamou”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- “camouco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Du Cange et al., Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis. Niort : L. Favre, 1883-1887, s.v. camelaucum.