coello

See also: Coello and cõello

Galician

coello ("rabbit")

Alternative forms

• coelho (reintegrationist)
• coenllo (Western Galician)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cõelho, coelho (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus, from Latin cunīculus, from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Cognate with Portuguese coelho and Spanish conejo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈeʎo̝/

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Noun

coello m (plural coellos)

1. rabbit

Derived terms

• coelleira
• Coelleira
• Conlleira

See also

• lebre

References

• “cõello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “coell” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “coello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “coello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “coello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.