fento

Galician

Felgos, folgueiras, fentos, fieitos ("ferns")

Alternative forms

• faínto (Zamora)
• fieito (northern Galicia)

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese *feeyto, from Latin filictum (“place with ferns”). Cognate with Portuguese feto, Spanish helecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfento̝/, /ˈfɛnto̝/

Noun

fento m (plural fentos)

1. fern

   Synonyms: felga, felgo, fieito, folgueira

Derived terms

• fenta
• Fental
• Fenteira
• Fentosa

References

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• “fento” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.