tarambollo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • trabollo, trambollo

Etymology

Unknown.[1] Attested since circa 1300. Cognate with Portuguese trambolho and Spanish tramojo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [taɾamˈboʎʊ]

Noun

tarambollo m (plural tarambollos)

  1. (archaic) fetter, shackle
    Synonym: ferros
  2. hobble, rod attached to the neck, or other impediment once used to difficult the mobility of dogs
    Synonyms: pega, pexa, traba

References

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