cantazo

Galician

Alternative forms

• cantaço (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From canto (“stone; pebble”) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑnˈtaθʊ], [kɑnˈtasʊ]

Noun

cantazo m (plural cantazos)

1. a pebble; a stone that can be handled

   Synonyms: croio, pedra

2. a blow with a pebble

   Synonym: pedrada

3. angle (corner where two walls intersect)

   Synonym: esquina

Derived terms

• acantazar

Related terms

• canto

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cantazo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cantazo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN