covo

See also: covò

Catalan

Verb

covo

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Galician

Covo or cabazo

Etymology 1

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔβo̝/

Noun

covo m (plural covos)

1. wickerwork granary

   Synonym: cabazo

2. hollow section of a trunk used as beehive

Etymology 2

Either from an archaic Latin *covus, Classical cavus, or from Vulgar Latin covus (“hollow of the hand”), or from ; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Cognate with Portuguese covo and Spanish cueva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔβo̝/

Noun

covo m (plural covos)

1. hole

   Synonym: cova

Derived terms

• Coveliño
• Covelo
• Covo
• Covos

Adjective

1. (dated) concave

   Synonym: cóncavo

2. (dated) deep; hollow
   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 157:

     Cauallo que ha a door no corpo dentro contynoadamente ten as orellas fryas et os ollos couos he mal enfermo

     the horse who has pain inside his body continuously, has his ears cold and the eyes hollow; he is badly sick

   Synonym: fondo

References

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• “covo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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• “covo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Noun

covo m (plural covi)

1. lair, den (of an animal)
2. (figuratively) hideout, lair (for example, of a criminal or group of criminals)

Synonyms

• (lair, den): tana
• (hideout): nascondiglio, tana

Verb

covo

1. first-person singular present of covare

Anagrams

• voco, vocò

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.vu/, (incorrect, but commonly used in certain television series) /ˈko.vu/

Noun

covo m (plural s)

1. pot (trap used for fishing crabs and lobsters)

Related terms

• côvão

Etymology 2

From Latin cavus (“hollow; concave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.vu/

Adjective

1. concave

   Synonyms: cavo, côncavo

   Antonym: convexo