poita
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pauta and cognate of English paw, of probable Germanic origin.[1] Compare Galician pouta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpojtɐ/
Noun
poita f (plural poitas)
- (Trás-os-Montes) hand
- Synonym: mão
- (Minho) anchor, used in small boats, composed of a wooden frame and a long stone
- Synonym: âncora
Derived terms
- poitaça
- poitada
References
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poita”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “pata”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “poita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “poita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026