terreiro

== Galician == === Alternative forms === torreiro, turreiro === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra: terra (“earth; country”) +‎ -eiro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teˈrejɾo/ [t̪eˈrej.ɾʊ] Rhymes: -ejɾo Hyphenation: te‧rrei‧ro === Noun === terreiro m (plural terreiros) unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregates for announcements and regular markets unpaved area (archaic) bailiff Synonym: bailío === Adjective === terreiro (feminine terreira, masculine plural terreiros, feminine plural terreiras) earthy ==== Related terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “terreiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “terreiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “terreiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “terreiro”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “turreiro”, 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), “terreiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “terreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro, from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra. By surface analysis, terra +‎ -eiro. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu Hyphenation: ter‧rei‧ro === Noun === terreiro m (plural terreiros) unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregate for announcements and regular markets (Brazil, religion) a religious space in various Afro-Brazilian religions area without vegetation surrounding a house, normally in the countryside ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “terreiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “terreiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “terreiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026