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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miradoiro. By surface analysis, mirar (“to watch”) + -doiro, "place where". Compare Portuguese miradouro.
Pronunciation
Noun
miradoiro m (plural miradoiros)
- lookout
- belvedere
References
- Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “miradoiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “miradoiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “miradoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “miradoiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From mirar + -doiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
miradoiro m
- lookout, vantage point (place or position, often a path, affording a good view)
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miradoiro. By surface analysis, mirar + -doiro. Compare Galician miradoiro.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧doi‧ro
Noun
miradoiro m (plural miradoiros)
- Alternative form of miradouro