tornarratos

== Galician == === Etymology === From tornar (“to turn”) +‎ ratos (“mice”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɔɾnaˈrato̝s/ === Noun === tornarratos m (invariable) staddle stone; totally or partially flat stones that are interposed between a granary and its supports with the purpose of forcing the fall of mice and non flying vermin ==== Related terms ==== tornar rato === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tornarratos”, 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), “tornarratos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tornarratos”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN