carrelo

Galician

Etymology

From carro (“cart”) +‎ elo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈɾɛlʊ]

Noun

carrelo m (plural carrelos)

1. (anatomy) back

   Synonyms: costas, lombo

2. (anatomy) spine, backbone

   Synonyms: cerrizo, espiñazo

3. (regional) dandelion

   Synonyms: leitarega, mexacán

Derived terms

• ó carrelo (“piggyback”)

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “carrelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carrelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “carrelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carrelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN