couselo

See also: Couselo

Galician

couselos

Etymology

From Late Latin *capsellus (“capsule; little box”). The plant's name was probably also influenced by Vulgar Latin *cappellus (“hat”), which originated one other name of the species.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kowˈselo̝/

Noun

couselo m (plural couselos)

(botany) navelwort, pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris)
Synonyms: capelo, conchelo
receptacle
casket (a little box, for jewellery or for keeping the communion wafers)
Synonym: causela

Related terms

causela (“casket”)
Couselo
couso (“trap; deposit”)
requeixo (“cornered place”)

References

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

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