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

Related terms

• lama
• Lamaceda
• lamacento
• Lamacide
• Lamacido
• Lamazáns
• Lamazares

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.