curuto

== Galician == === Alternative forms === cruto === Etymology === Attested since the 12th century, in Latin charters. Probably from a substrate language: compare Proto-Celtic *kruttos (Welsh crwth (“hump, hunch”)), and also Latvian krūts (“teat”), Lithuanian krūti̇̀s (“breast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈɾuto̝/, /ˈkɾuto̝/ === Noun === curuto m (plural curutos) top of a conical structure, heap or mountain Synonyms: bico, curucho, picouto top or crown of the head Synonyms: coroa, croca, curucho (by extension) top or highest point of any standing object or structure Synonyms: cume, cumio tassel (the panicle on a male plant of maize) ==== Derived terms ==== Croto ==== Related terms ==== curota === References === “curuto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “curuto”, 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), “curuto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curuto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN