orreo

Old Galician-Portuguese

orreos

Alternative forms

• orrio

Etymology

From Latin horreum, from Ancient Greek ὡρεῖον (hōreîon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.re.o/

Noun

orreo m (plural orreos)

1. a granary placed on top of pillars
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 187 (facsimile):

     outro dia acharon tanto Pan / que os orreos foron chẽos de pran.

     The next day they found so much wheat / that their granaries were completely full.

Synonyms

• celeiro

Descendants

• Galician: hórreo
• Portuguese: hôrreo