Noun: terreiro
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | terreiro |
| Plural m | terreiros |
Sample Sentences
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Botan foguetes,
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toca o gaiteiro,
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As xentes bailan xa
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no turreiro:
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¡Mirai que gracia
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ten a Sabela!
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Fai unhos puntos
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qu'é groria vé-la (They fire rockets,
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the bagpiper is playing,
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people are dancing now
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at the square:
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"Watch Sabela,
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so charming!
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She makes such moves
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that it is marvel!") [1875, Valentín Lamas, Espiñas:]
Nouns inflected like terreiro
miligramo,
mililitro,
acontecemento,
urodelo,
ancoradoiro,
vimieiro,
serrón,
sesego,
sedeño,
iceberg,
sarrio,
sabuio,
sabugo,
sabujo,
sabuxo,
sabelo,
sangue,
saibro,
saltón,
salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra: terra (“earth; country”) + -eiro. See: Old Portuguese Nouns '
terreiro', Old Portuguese Nouns '
terreiro', Latin Nouns '
terra'.
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