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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)
- stone bench annexed to a house
- Synonym: poial
- stone platform designed to rest loads along a way
- Synonym: poial
- (archaic) hillock
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “poyo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poyo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin podium. Cognate with Old Spanish poyo.
Noun
poio m (plural poios)
- hill, hillock
- Synonyms: monte, outeiro
Descendants
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)
- a fixed bench, usually made of stone, attached to the entry of a house
- Synonym: poial
- (rare) hill, hillock
- (figuratively) dunghill, heap of manure
- Synonym: poia
- (Madeira) terrace (a raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides used for agriculture)
- Synonym: socalco
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