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Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Old French sable,[1] from Late Latin sablum, a variant form of Latin sabulō, sabulōnem (“sand”).
Noun
xabre m (plural xabres)
- sand (collectively, as a material)
- Synonyms: area, saibro
- compacted soil
- Synonym: sábrego
Etymology 2
From Old French jable,[2] from Late Latin gabulum, from Proto-Celtic *gablo- (“fork”).
Noun
xabre m (plural xabres)
- slot in which the edges of the barrel lids are fitted
- Synonym: releixo
- any other similar slot
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xabre”, 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), “xabre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xabre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN