terreiro

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra: terra (“earth; country”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [teˈrejɾʊ]

Noun

terreiro m (plural terreiros)

  1. unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregates for announcements and regular markets
    • 1875, Valentín Lamas, Espiñas:
      Botan foguetes,
      toca o gaiteiro,
      As xentes bailan xa
      no turreiro:
      ¡Mirai que gracia
      ten a Sabela!
      Fai unhos puntos
      qu'é groria vé-la
      They fire rockets,
      the bagpiper is playing,
      people are dancing now
      at the square:
      "Watch Sabela,
      so charming!
      She makes such moves
      that it is marvel!"
  2. unpaved area
  3. (archaic) bailiff

Adjective

terreiro (feminine terreira, masculine plural terreiros, feminine plural terreiras)

  1. earthy

References
  • “terreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “terreiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “terreyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “terreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “turreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “terreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “terreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro, from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra. By surface analysis, terra +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [teˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [teˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [teˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
  • Hyphenation: ter‧rei‧ro

Noun

terreiro m (plural terreiros)

  1. unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregates for announcements and regular markets
  2. a religious space in various Afro-Brazilian religions
  3. area without vegetation surrounding a house, normally in the countryside
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