varredoiro

Galician

varredoiro

Alternative forms

• varreduiro

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wers-der.

Latin verrō

Old Galician-Portuguese varrer

Galician varrer

Galician -doiro

Galician varredoiro

From varrer (“to sweep”) + -doiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bareˈðojɾʊ]

Noun

varredoiro m (plural varredoiros)

1. broom (utensil for sweeping the oven)

   Synonyms: balea, vasoira, vascullo, vasallo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varredoiro”, 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), “varredoiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varredoiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN