regazo

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Galician

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A Galician traditional kitchen oven

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese regaço (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a back formation from regaçar (Modern Galician arregazar). Compare Portuguese regaço and Spanish regazo.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reˈɣaθo̝/, (western) /reˈɣaso̝/

Noun

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regazo m (plural regazos)

  1. lap
    Synonym: colo
  2. projecting ledge before the door of a wood oven
    Synonym: regazal

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “regazo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reˈɡaθo/ [reˈɣ̞a.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reˈɡaso/ [reˈɣ̞a.so]
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: re‧ga‧zo

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from regazar.

Noun

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regazo m (plural regazos)

  1. lap (the upper legs of a seated person)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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regazo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regazar

Further reading

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