congostra

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Galician

congostra ("sunken lane")

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Etymology

From the feminine of Late Latin congustus (narrow) < coangustus.

Pronunciation

Noun

congostra f (plural congostras)

  1. sunken lane
    Synonyms: corgo, quiringostra
    • 1323, Lucas Álvarez, Manuel and Lucas Domínguez, Pedro (eds.), El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 456:
      tres quartas dese noso casal d'Espõõsende [...] con todas suas pertenças et entradas et yxidas, asy conmo parte per la congostra que uay para Santiago
      three quarters of our farm of Esposende with all its possessions and entries and exits, as if parts by the sunken lane that goes to Santiago

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References

  • congostra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • congostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • congostra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • congostra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “angosto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos