touceira

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Galician

Etymology

From touza + -eiro; from a substrate pre-Latin language, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

touceira f (plural touceiras)

  1. clump of small trees or bushes

References

  1. ^ Julian Santano Moreno (2004) “La familia del IE *teu-"hincharse" en las lenguas romances y en vasco. El sustrato indoeuropeo en la etimologia romance”, in Nouvelle revue d'onomastique, volume 43, number 1, →ISSN, pages 3-60

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From touça +‎ -eira.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tou‧cei‧ra

Noun

touceira f (plural touceiras)

  1. clump (of small plants)

References

  1. ^ touceira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ touceira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024