botafumeiro

Galician

Botafumeiro

Botafumeiro, Santiago de Compostela

Etymology

From botar (“to throw”) +‎ fume (“smoke”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /botafuˈmejɾo̝/

Noun

botafumeiro m (plural botafumeiros)

thurible, censer
Synonyms: incensario, turíbulo

See also

botafumeiro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

“botafumeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“botafumeiro” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“botafumeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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