fungueiro

Galician

A Galician traditional cart

Alternative forms

• fueiro, fumeiro, fuñeiro

Etymology

From Galician-Portuguese *fũeiro, from Latin fūnārius (“of or pertaining to a string”), from fūnis (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Cognate of Portuguese fueiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuŋˈɡejɾo̝/

Noun

fungueiro m (plural fungueiros)

1. A vertical rod used to contain either the laterals or the load of a cart.

   Synonym: estadullo

Related terms

• refungar

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fungueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN