morteiro

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Galician

Morteiro

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mortārium (mortar).

Pronunciation

Noun

morteiro m (plural morteiros)

  1. mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks)
    Synonyms: argamasa, masa
  2. mortar (small vessel used to grind things)
    Synonyms: cacirete, machaduro, almofariz, armidés
    • 1281, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 133:
      Dou a mia arameña τ o morteyro de cobre a Santa Maria de Monte de Ramo para a capella.
      I bequeath my bowl and the copper mortar to St. Mary of Montederramo, for the chapel
  3. mortar (artillery)
  4. seedbed

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mortārium (mortar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

morteiro m (plural s)

  1. mortar (small vessel used to grind things)
  2. mortar (artillery)

Synonyms

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