torneira
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torneira
Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
torneira f (plural torneiras)
- tap, spigot
- irrigation canal or ditch
- Synonym: birta
- place where the water of a ditch or canal can be diverted towards one place or another
- Synonym: torno
- faucet (device used to dispense liquids)
- Synonym: billa
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References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torneira”, 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), “torneira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torneira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
torneira f (plural torneiras)