pontón

Etymology

From Latin pontō (“ferryboat”), from pons (“bridge”). Cognate with Portuguese pontão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈtoŋ/, /punˈtoŋ/

Noun

pontón m (plural pontóns)

1. a small bridge

   Synonyms: pasada, pontella

2. joist
   • 1457, Antonio Fernández Salgado (ed.), A documentación medieval de San Bieito do Campo. Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 115:

     deuedes rreparar a dita meatade de casas de paredes, traues, pontõos, táboas, ferro e tella e das outras cousas que ouuer menester

     you should repair this half of the house, its walls, beams, joists, boards, iron and tiles, and all the other things that were necessary

3. rafter

   Synonym: cango

References

• “pontoos” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “pontõ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “ponton” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “pontón” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “pontón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Noun

pontón m (plural pontones)

1. pontoon (for boats)
2. bridge made of planks