couselo

See also: Couselo

Galician

couselos (Umbilicus rupestris)

Etymology

From Late Latin *capsellus (“capsule; little box”) or calicellus (“little calix”). The plant's name was probably also influenced by early Medieval Latin cappellus (“hat”), which originated one other name of the species. Compare Portuguese conchelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kowˈselʊ]

Noun

couselo m (plural couselos)

1. (botany) navelwort, pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris)

   Synonyms: capelo, conchelo

2. receptacle
3. casket (a little box, for jewellery or for keeping the communion wafers)

   Synonym: causela

Related terms

• causela (“casket”)
• Couselo
• couso (“trap; deposit”)
• requeixo (“cornered place”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “couselo”, 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), “couselo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “couselo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “couselo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN