aliviadoiro

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 18th century. From aliviar (“to alleviate”) +‎ -doiro. Compare Portuguese aliviadouro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aliβjaˈðojɾʊ] === Noun === aliviadoiro m (plural aliviadoiros) lever which regulates the pressure in between both millstones of a watermill === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aliviadoiro”, 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), “aliviadoiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aliviadoiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From aliviar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician aliviadoiro === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧li‧vi‧a‧doi‧ro === Noun === aliviadoiro m (plural aliviadoiros) alternative form of aliviadouro === Further reading === “aliviadoiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aliviadoiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026