regazo

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Galician

A Galician traditional kitchen oven

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese regaço (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a back formation from regaçar (Modern Galician arregazar). Compare Portuguese regaço and Spanish regazo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈɣaθo̝/, (western) /reˈɣaso̝/

Noun

regazo m (plural regazos)

  1. lap
    Synonym: colo
  2. projecting ledge before the door of a wood oven
    Synonym: regazal

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “regazo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reˈɡaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reˈɡaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: re‧ga‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from regazar.

Noun

regazo m (plural regazos)

  1. lap (the upper legs of a seated person)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

regazo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regazar

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