mazadoiro

Galician

Etymology

From mazar (“to hammer, pound”) +‎ -doiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maθaˈðoi̯ɾʊ], (western) [masaˈðoi̯ɾʊ]

Noun

mazadoiro m (plural mazadoiros)

1. block of stone used as anvil to break (hammer) the flax

References

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