temoa

Galician

Alternative forms

• timoa

Etymology

From an Old Galician-Portuguese feminine *temõa, from temón (“pole, beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈmoɐ]

Noun

temoa f (plural temoas)

1. pole used to attach a second pair of oxen to a plough or carriage

   Synonym: temoncela

Related terms

• temón

References

• “temoa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “temoa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “temoa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.