encoro

Galician

Encoro das Portas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋˈkoɾo/ [eŋˈko.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Hyphenation: en‧co‧ro

Etymology 1

Back-formation of encorar.

Noun

encoro m (plural encoros)

1. reservoir, natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
2. height of a reservoir
3. (by extension) dam

   Synonym: presa

Related terms

• acorar
• cor
• corazón
• encorado
• encorar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encoro”, 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), “encoro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encoro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

encoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of encorar