socheira

Galician

A Galician traditional kitchen oven

Etymology

From so- (“under”) +‎ ucheira (“jamb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [soˈt͡ʃejɾɐ]

Noun

socheira f (plural socheiras)

1. hearth stone or base of an oven

Related terms

• ucheira

References

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