avesedo

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Galician

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Etymology

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From an older *avessedo, from Latin āversetum, from āversus (turned, rear) +‎ -etum (place).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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avesedo m (plural avesedos, feminine aveseda, feminine plural avesedas)

  1. shady terrain, usually turned north or west
    Synonym: avesío
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “avieso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos