fento
Galician
Alternative forms
- faínto (Zamora)
- fieito (northern Galicia)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese *feeyto, from Latin filictum (“place with ferns”). Cognate with Portuguese feto, Spanish helecho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛntʊ]
Noun
fento m (plural fentos)
Derived terms
- fenta
- Fental
- Fenteira
- Fentosa
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fento”, 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), “fento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fento”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN