poio

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poio, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”). Doublet of podio.

Pronunciation

Noun

poio m (plural poios)

  1. stone bench annexed to a house
    Synonym: poial
  2. stone platform designed to rest loads along a way
    Synonym: poial
  3. (archaic) hillock

Derived terms

References

  • “poyo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “poyo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “poio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “poio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “poio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin podium. Cognate with Old Spanish poyo.

Noun

poio m (plural poios)

  1. hill, hillock
    Synonyms: monte, outeiro

Descendants

  • Galician: poio
  • Portuguese: poio

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese poio, from Latin podium. Compare Galician poio and Spanish poyo. Doublet of pódio.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -oju
  • Hyphenation: poi‧o

Noun

poio m (plural poios)

  1. (rare) hill, hillock
  2. (figuratively) dunghill, heap of manure
  3. (Madeira) terrace (a raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides used for agriculture)
    Synonym: socalco

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