tilla

Galician

In this cart's wheel a thin tilla has been inserted in between the axle and the wheel proper

Etymology 1

From Latin tigilla (small piece of wood).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiʎa̝/

Noun

tilla f (plural tillas)

  1. wedge used to reinforce the union of the wheel and the axle's extreme in a traditional Galician cart

Etymology 2

From Old French, from Old Norse þilja (board, plank). Cognate of French tillac (upper deck) and English thill.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiʎa̝/

Noun

tilla f (plural tillas)

  1. (nautical) storeroom; berth
  2. (nautical) deck

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiʎa̝/

Noun

tilla f (plural tillas)

  1. a heap of bush and leaf litter
  2. ashes produced by the combustion of bush and leaf litter

References

  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. tilla 1.
  2. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. tilla.
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