cango
Galician
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
cango m (plural cangos)
- rafter
- 1455, Ferro Couselo, X. (ed.) A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 303:
- destroiron moytas casas et birtaron moytas tellas, cangos et ripias
- they destroyed many houses and broke many roof tiles, rafters and laths
- 1455, Ferro Couselo, X. (ed.) A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 303:
- joist
- log, dead branch
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Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cango”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cango”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN