carbayu

Asturian

The carbayón de Valentín, in Xera, Tinéu. One of the oldest oak trees in Asturias, known since the Middle Ages.

Alternative forms

• carbachu (South-Western Asturias)

Etymology

uncertain origin. Possibly from a local Latin *carbālius via Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate to Portuguese carvalho, Galician carballo, and Spanish carvallo. By surface analysis, carba +‎ -ayu (which is parallel with how carballo was formed in Galician).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈbaʝu/ [kaɾˈβ̞a.ʝu]

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• Rhymes: -aʝu
• Syllabification: car‧ba‧yu

Noun

carbayu m (plural carbayos)

1. oak tree
2. (uncountable) oak wood

Derived terms

• carbayu albar
• carbayu curcu
• carbayu turcu
• xuegu'l carbayu
• carbayal
• carbayeda
• carbayera
• carbayéu
• carbayizu
• carbayón
• esguilacarbayos

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “carbayu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “carbayu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN