portela

See also: Portela

Galician

Portela da Canda, at the extreme of the mountain range in between Galicia and Castille

Etymology

From Latin portella, diminutive of porta (“door”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtɛla̝/, /pɔɾˈtɛla̝/

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

  1. mountain pass
  2. oven's door
  3. small door
  4. passageway in a fence or wall

References

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

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    porta +‎ -ela

    Noun

    portela f (plural portelas)

    1. small door
    2. narrow passageway between mountains.
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