ucheira
Galician
Alternative forms
- oucheira
Etymology
Attested since 1234 (uscheria). From Old Galician-Portuguese, either from Latin ostiārius, from ostium (“door”), or from ustulāria from ustulō (“I scorch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [uˈt͡ʃejɾɐ]
Noun
ucheira f (plural ucheiras)
- (usually in the plural, architecture) jamb, especially of an oven
- (by extension, in the plural) stones that conform the oven
Derived terms
- socheira
- Ucheiras
Related terms
References
- “uscheria” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “ucheira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ucheira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ucheira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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