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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1474. From colmar + -dura.
Pronunciation
Noun
colmadura f (plural colmaduras)
- (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
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “colmadura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “colmadura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “colmadura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN