saibro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsajβɾo̝/

Noun

saibro m (plural saibros)

1. thick sand with pebbles

   Synonym: xabre

2. (heraldry) sable (the black colour on a coat of arms)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “saibro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.bɾu/ [ˈsaɪ̯.bɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.bɾu/ [ˈsaɪ̯.bɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.bɾo/ [ˈsaɪ̯.bɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.bɾu/ [ˈsaj.βɾu]

• Hyphenation: sai‧bro

Noun

saibro m (plural saibros)

1. a mixture of sand and clay used in construction
2. thick sand with pebbles
3. (tennis) clay (crushed stone or bricks used as the surface of the court)
4. (heraldry) sable (the black colour on a coat of arms)

   Synonym: sable