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See also: Corredoira

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Corredoira, Triacastela, Galicia

Etymology

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From local Medieval Latin viam curritoriam, documented in 1106: compare curritorium (covered way into buildings);[1] derived from currō (I run) or currus (chariot, wagon), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (to run), + -doiro from Latin -torium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corredoira f (plural corredoiras)

  1. lane, traditional road just wide enough for a cart or a wagon, usually sided by fences, walls, hedges or trees
    Synonyms: carreira, congostra
    • 1314, Enrique Cal Pardo, editor, Monasterio de San Salvador de Pedroso en tierras de Trasancos. Colección documental, A Coruña: Deputación Provincial, page 253:
      agro que chaman da Penna, que iaz en Canido, commo departe das leyras que foron de Pedro Vidal et do caminno da corredoira
      the field that they call of the Rock, which is in Canido, as it goes from the plots that belonged to Pedro Vidal and of the pathway of the lane.
  2. genet (mammal of the genus Genetta)
    Synonyms: algaria, rabilongo, rebisaco, gato algario

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. corredoira.