fungueiro

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Galician

A Galician traditional cart

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *fũeiro, from Latin fūnārius (of or pertaining to a string), from fūnis (string), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (to tie; bond, band). Cognate of Portuguese fueiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

fungueiro m (plural fungueiros)

  1. a vertical rod used to contain either the laterals or the load of a cart
    Synonym: estadullo

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