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piteiro

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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piteiro m (plural piteiros)

  1. Alternative form of peteiro

Etymology 2

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13th century.[2] From pita (hen) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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piteiro m (plural piteiros)

  1. vegetable garden
    Synonyms: cortiña, horta, horto

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “picar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ "piteyro" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.