colmadura

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1474. From colmar +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

Noun

colmadura f (plural colmaduras)

  1. (construction) thatched roof; thatch used in the construction of a building or house
    Synonyms: colmado, colmo, teito
    • 1474, M. del Carmen Sánchez Carrera, editor, El Bajo Miño en el siglo XV. El espacio y los hombres, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 341:
      que fumegen e mantenan a dita casa de pedra e madeyra e colmadura em tal manna que se non parta per mingoa de boo favor e reparamento
      they shall smoke and maintain said house of stone, wood and thatch in such a manner that it doesn't decay because of lack or work and repair

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