beiral

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Galician

palloza (thatched house) in eastern Galicia. Note the eves (beirado, beiral, beiril) made of slabs.

Etymology

Attested since 1358. From beira (rim, border) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Noun

beiral m (plural beirais)

  1. eaves
    • 1358, C. Rodríguez Núñez (ed.), "Santa María de Belvís, un convento mendicante femenino en la Baja Edad Media (1305-1400)", in Estudios Mindonienses, 5, page 433:
      Et damos a vos a dita quarta parte das ditas casas con todos seus sotoos, sobrados, apanaeiras?, portaes et entradas, seydas et agoas veiraes et con todas outras suas perteenças et dreyturas,
      We give to you this fourth of said houses with all of their ground and upper floors, walls, porches and entryways, exits and waters, eaves and with all of their other belongings and rights
    Synonyms: beirado, beiril
  2. boundary of a property

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: bei‧ral

Noun

beiral m (plural beirais)

  1. (architecture) eaves (underside of a roof)
    Synonym: beirado