tornarratos
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Galician
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Etymology
[edit]From tornar (“to turn”) + ratos (“mice”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tornarratos m (invariable)
- staddle stone; totally or partially flat stones that are interposed between a granary and its supports with the purpose of forcing the fall of mice and non flying vermin
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tornarratos”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tornarratos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tornarratos”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN