pontón

See also: ponton

Galician

pontón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”). Cognate with Portuguese pontão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈtoŋ/, /punˈtoŋ/

Noun

pontón m (plural pontóns)

1. a small bridge

   Synonyms: pasada, pontella

2. joist
   • 1457, Antonio Fernández Salgado (ed.), A documentación medieval de San Bieito do Campo. Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 115:

     deuedes rreparar a dita meatade de casas de paredes, traues, pontõos, táboas, ferro e tella e das outras cousas que ouuer menester

     you should repair this half of the house, its walls, beams, joists, boards, iron and tiles, and all the other things that were necessary

3. rafter

   Synonym: cango

Derived terms

• Pontón

Related terms

• ponte

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pontõ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pontón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”).

Noun

pontón m (plural pontones)

1. pontoon (for boats)
2. bridge made of planks

Related terms

• puente