cortello

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1332. From cortella, from Latin cohorticula, diminutive of cohors. Cognate with Spanish cortijo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈteʎo̝/

Noun

cortello m (plural cortellos)

1. pigsty
2. small stable or department inside it, specially when destined to pigs, sheep or goats

   Synonym: cortella

3. (derogatory, figurative) untidy and small place

   Fillo, arromba o teu cuarto que está feito un cortello! ― Son, clean you room: it is a pigsty!

Related terms

• corte
• cortella

References

• “cortello” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “cortello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.