cerquiño

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cerquiño, cerqueño, cerqueiro, rebolo

Alternative forms

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): /θeɾˈkiɲo̝/, (western) /seɾˈkiɲo̝/

Noun

cerquiño m (plural cerquiños)

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

References

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