cerqueiro

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Galician

cerquiño, cerqueño, cerqueiro, rebolo

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cerquus, from Latin quercus (“oak tree”), and a number of different suffixes; from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeɾˈkejɾo̝/, (western) /seɾˈkejɾo̝/

Noun

cerqueiro m (plural cerqueiros)

  1. (botany) Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica)
    Synonyms: carballo cerquiño, carballo negral, cerquiño, rebolo

See also

References

  1. ^ Gonzalo Navaza (2006) Fitotoponimia Galega, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, →ISBN, pages 212-214.
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