couto

See also: Couto

Galician

Couto de Pesca ("Fishing reserve")

Etymology

From Latin cautum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkowto̝/

Noun

couto m (plural coutos)

1. enclosed area of land

   Synonyms: chousa, tomada, zarra

2. reserve
3. (historical) jurisdiction (territory); fiefdom

   Synonym: feudo

4. (archaic) fine (fee issued as punishment for breaking the law)

Derived terms

• acoutar
• coutada
• Coutada
• Coutadas
• Coutado
• coutar
• Couto

References

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