milladoiro

Galician

a milladoiro: "Cruz de Ferro"

Alternative forms

• amilladoiro

Etymology

From older omilladoiro, from humillar +‎ -doiro, "place to bow; place to humble".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʎaˈðojɾo̝/

Noun

milladoiro m (plural milladoiros)

1. ceremonial cairn built through the contribution of stones by pilgrims

   Synonym: carnoedo

Derived terms

• Milladoiro

References

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