pousa

See also: Pousa

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from pousar; alternatively, directly from Latin pausa (“pause, stop”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis). Doublet of pausa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpowsa̝/

Noun

pousa f (plural pousas)

1. (dated) countryside villa; farm

   Synonym: quinta

2. stop, rest, pause

   Synonym: pausa

Derived terms

• Pousa

Related terms

• pousada
• pousar

References

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

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Portuguese

Verb

pousa

1. third-person singular present indicative of pousar
2. second-person singular imperative of pousar