portela

See also: Portela

Galician

Portela da Canda, at the extreme of the mountain range in between Galicia and Castille

Etymology

From Latin portella, diminutive of porta (“door”). Cognate with Spanish portilla and Asturian portiella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈtɛla̝/, /pɔɾˈtɛla̝/

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

1. mountain pass
2. oven's door
3. wicket

   Synonym: portelo

4. gate or passage in a fence or wall

   Synonym: portelo

Derived terms

• Portela
• Porteliña

Related terms

• porta
• porto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “portela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “portela”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “portela”, 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), “portela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “portela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From porta +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtɛ.lɐ/ [pohˈtɛ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtɛ.lɐ/ [pohˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈtɛ.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtɛ.lɐ/ [poχˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈtɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: por‧te‧la

Noun

portela f (plural portelas)

1. small door
2. narrow passageway between mountains