lamazal

Galician

Alternative forms

• lamacal

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lamaçal, from *lamaza (from lama, "mud") + -al. Compare Portuguese lamaçal.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lamaˈθal/ [la.maˈθɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /lamaˈθal/ [la.maˈθɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /lamaˈsal/ [la.maˈsɑɫ]

• Rhymes: -al

Noun

lamazal f (plural lamazais)

1. (geography) wet meadow; marsh; slough

   Synonyms: bulleiro, trollo

Related terms

• lama
• Lamaceda
• lamacento
• Lamacide
• Lamacido
• Lamazáns
• Lamazares

References

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