couzón

Galician

2000 yo threshold with couzón or couzoeira. Castro de San Cibrao de Las, Galicia

Etymology

From couce +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kowˈθoŋ/, /kowˈsoŋ/

Noun

couzón m (plural couzóns)

1. upper and lower hinges or pivots of a door
2. carving practised in the threshold and lintel of a doorway, for inserting the aforementioned hinges or pivots

Derived terms

• couzoeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “couzón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “couzón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “couzón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN