curuto

Galician

palloza

hórreo; note the curuto

Alternative forms

• cruto

Etymology

Attested since the 12th century, in Latin charters. Probably from a substrate language; compare Proto-Celtic *krottos (“round object”): Welsh crwth (“hump, hunch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾuto̝/, /ˈkɾuto̝/

Noun

curuto m (plural curutos)

1. top of a conical structure, heap or mountain

   Synonyms: bico, curucho, picouto

2. top or crown of the head

   Synonyms: coroa, croca, curucho

3. (by extension) top or highest point of any standing object or structure

   Synonym: cúspide

4. tassel (the panicle on a male plant of maize)

Derived terms

• Croto

Related terms

• curota

References

• “curuto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curuto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN