castiro
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician *castĩeiro, from local Medieval Latin castanario,[1] from castanea (“chestnut”). Doublet of castiñeiro. Cognate with Portuguese castanheiro.
Noun
castiro m (plural castiros)
- chestnut tree
- Synonym: castiñeiro
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References
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- “castiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ "castanario" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.