poial

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See also: pöial

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

14th century. From poio (platform) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Noun

poial m (plural poiais)

  1. stone bench annexed to a house
    Synonym: poio
  2. sill, windowsill
    Synonyms: peitoril, poio
  3. block; perpend stone
    Synonym: perpiaño
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 231:
      Et as rruas erã moy grãdes, de hũa parte et da outra, et erã feytas per grande engeño, et erã de suso cubertas de bóueda, et juso erã estradas per poyaes de boa pedra laurada
      And the streets were wide, in one side and the other, and were made with great ingenuity, and they were vaulted in the ceiling, and down they were paved with blocks of good worked stone
  4. stone platform designed to rest loads along a way
    Synonym: poio

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Portuguese

Etymology

From poio +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: poi‧al

Noun

poial m (plural poiais)

  1. a fixed bench, usually made of stone, attached to the entry of a house
    Synonym: poio

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