cango
Galician
9. cangos ("rafters")
Etymology
From a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *cambica, from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaŋɡo̝/, (western) /ˈkaŋko̝/
Noun
cango m (plural cangos)
- rafter
- 1455, Ferro Couselo, X. (ed.) A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 303:
- destroiron moytas casas et birtaron moytas tellas, cangos et ripias
- they destroyed many houses and broke many roof tiles, rafters and laths
- destroiron moytas casas et birtaron moytas tellas, cangos et ripias
- 1455, Ferro Couselo, X. (ed.) A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 303:
- joist
- log, dead branch
Derived terms
- cangar
- cangado
Related terms
References
- “cango” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “cango” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “cango” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “cango” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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