fornalla

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fornacula (“little oven”). Compare Portuguese fornalha and Italian fornacchia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [foɾˈnaʎɐ]

Noun

fornalla f (plural fornallas)

  1. cavity under the oven which allows it to be heated from below
  2. oven's mouth or doorway

Derived terms
  • fornalleira

References
  • “fornalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “fornalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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