portela

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Galician

Portela da Canda, at the extreme of the mountain range in between Galicia and Castille

Etymology

From Latin portella, diminutive of porta (“door”). Cognate with Spanish portilla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtɛla̝/, /pɔɾˈtɛla̝/

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

  1. mountain pass
  2. oven's door
  3. wicket
    Synonym: portelo
  4. gate or passage in a fence or wall
    Synonym: portelo

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References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From porta +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: por‧te‧la

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

  1. small door
  2. narrow passageway between mountains
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