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canzorro

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Galician

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Romanesque canzorros (corbels), San Pedro de Rebón, Moraña
A balcony sustained by canzorros
canzorro

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From can (dog).[1] Compare also Portuguese cachorro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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canzorro m (plural canzorros)

  1. (architecture) corbel
  2. (architecture) modillion

References

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