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Galician
Etymology 1
From canto (“stone”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
canteiro m (plural canteiros)
- stonemason
- Synonym: pedreiro
Etymology 2
From canto (“rim”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
canteiro m (plural canteiros)
- fang
- Synonym: cairo
- trestle or stand for barrels
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canteiro”, 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), “canteiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canteiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From canto + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
canteiro m (plural canteiros)
- stonemason
- median, central reservation
- gantry
- bed, small garden plot