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cócedra

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Galician

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Etymology

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13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese coçedra, from Latin culcita. Compare English quilt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cócedra f (plural cócedras)

  1. (archaic) mattress
    Synonym: colchón
    • 1278, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 36:
      meu leyto con una cóçedra e con dou chumaços e dous façeyroós e una colcha e un cobertor de çacotes
      my bed with a mattress and with two cushions and two pillows and a quilt and a coverlet

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