centulo

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from the personal name, attested in Roman inscriptions, Cintullus, from Proto-Celtic *Kentullos, from *kentus (“first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θenˈtulo̝/

Noun

centulo m (plural centulos)

1. (historical) masked demon-like figure who used to precede some Catholic processions

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “centulo”, 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), “centulo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega