lamazal

Galician

Alternative forms
  • lamacal

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lamaçal, from *lamaza (from lama, "mud") + -al. Compare Portuguese lamaçal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lamaˈθal/, (western) /lamaˈsal/

Noun

lamazal f (plural lamazais)

  1. (geography) wet meadow; marsh; slough
    Synonyms: bulleiro, trollo

References
  • “lamaça” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “lamazal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “lamazal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “lamazal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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