corripa

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Galician

An old corripa or ouriceira
A Galician carro ("cart")

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Etymology

15th century. Probably from con- (with) +‎ ripa (lath; rib), originally meaning either "wattle" (in the past both the laterals of the cart and the walls of the corripas were wattles), or "rib cage".

Pronunciation

Noun

corripa f (plural corripas)

  1. wattled lateral wall of a cart
    Synonyms: caniza, chedeiro
  2. open building or pen used for gathering and ripening chestnut burrs
    • 1421, J. García Oro (ed.), "Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro", Estudios Mindonienses, 3, page 74:
      Iten mando Maria Afonso, moller de Juan do Souto, o foro da vinna que lavra Afonso Dias de Chavin, o vello, e o souto de Junqueyra que ajo con Juan Gommes, fillo de Roy Gommes, que foy de que me ha de dar a meatade, sacudido e colleyto enna corripa
      Item, I left María Afonso, wife of Xoán de Souto, the contract of the vineyard which is worked by Diaz de Chavín, the old, and the orchad of chestnuts at Xunqueira, which I have together with Xoán Gómez, son of the late Roi Gómez; and she shall give me half of it , knocked down and collected in the corripa
    Synonyms: corriza, ouriceira, sequeiro

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