cortella

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin cohorticula, diminutive of cohors.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cortella f (plural cortellas)

  1. small stable or department inside it, specially when destined to sheep or goats
    Synonym: cortello

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “corte”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos