chapacuña
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chapa (“plate”) + cuña (“wedge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chapacuña f (plural chapacuñas)
- (construction) stone construction technique in which flat stones are placed vertically, rather than horizontally
- (construction) dam constructed with said technique
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chapacuña”, 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), “chapacuña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chapacuña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN