alcouve

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Arabic حوض (ḥawḍ, “basin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈkowβɪ]

Noun

alcouve m (plural alcouves)

1. seedbed; nursery

   Synonyms: pebidal, sementeiro

   • 1900, Leopoldo Basa Villadefrancos, Fixo ben?:

     Sabeliña chamábase tamén a filla de Antón, e polo garrida era un milleiro de herbas cabreiras, un alcoube de meigallos.

     Sabeliña was also the name of Anton's daughter, so lush that she was a thousand Lunaria annua, a seedbed of charms.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcouve”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alcouve”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcouve”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN