casqueiro

Galician

Etymology

From casca (“bark”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈkejɾo̝/

Noun

casqueiro m (plural casqueiros)

1. lower quality board obtained from sapwood and retaining the outer bark
2. (nautical) board used as a fender in fishing boats

Related terms

• casca

Adjective

casqueiro (feminine casqueira, masculine plural casqueiros, feminine plural casqueiras)

1. superficial; shallow

References

• “casqu-” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “casqueiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “casqueiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “casqueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN