gavela

Galician

Etymology

From the same origin that Spanish gavilla and French javelle. Perhaps ultimately from a Celtic language (compare Welsh gafael).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈβɛ.la/

Noun

gavela f (plural gavelas)

1. gavel (a small heap of grain not tied up into a bundle)

   Synonym: pabea

2. a heap of brushwood

   Synonym: pabea

3. (by extension) sheaf; bundle of twigs or stalks

   Synonyms: feixe, mollo, monllo

References

• “gauela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “gavela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

gavela f (plural gavelas)

1. sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)