xaula

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Asturian

Etymology

From Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Compare Spanish jaula, modern French geôle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaula/,
  • Rhymes: -aula
  • Hyphenation: xau‧la

Noun

xaula f (plural xaules)

  1. cage

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. Borrowed from Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage”). Doublet of gaiola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃawla/
  • Rhymes: -awla
  • Hyphenation: xau‧la

Noun

xaula f (plural xaulas)

  1. Alternative form of gaiola
    • c. 1300, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 582:
      Et o Cçide leuãtouse et tomou o leõ pelo pescoço, bẽ com̃o se fosse hũu alaao manso, [et meteuo] en sua iauola de ferro en que sse criara
      And El Cid stood up, took the lion by the neck as if it was but a meek mastiff, and put him inside his iron jail, where he was grown

Usage notes

  • The use of xaula is considered incorrect.

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