portela
See also: Portela
Galician
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Etymology
From Latin portella, diminutive of porta (“door”). Cognate with Spanish portilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
portela f (plural portelas)
- mountain pass
- oven's door
- wicket
- Synonym: portelo
- gate or passage in a fence or wall
- Synonym: portelo
Derived terms
Related terms
References
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- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “portela”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “portela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
portela f (plural portelas)
- small door
- narrow passageway between mountains.
Categories:
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician feminine nouns
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ela
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns