cadaleito

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *catalectus, a blend of catasta and lectus. Cognate with Spanish cadalecho and Italian cataletto and French châlit.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cadaleito m (plural cadaleitos)

  1. (dated) bier, kind of stretcher used for moving and holding a corpse
    Synonym: escano
  2. coffin
    Synonyms: caixa, féretro
  3. cot (simple bed)
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cadalecho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos