cruceiro
Galician
Etymology
15th century. From cruz (“cross”) + -eiro. Cognate with Portuguese cruzeiro and Spanish crucero.
Pronunciation
Noun
cruceiro m (plural cruceiros)
- Galician high cross, frequently representing a scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and located either at the churchyard or at a crossroad
- ridge of a roof
- (architecture) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
cruceiro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cruceiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cruceiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN