chanteiro

Galician

Galician cabbage (verza); note the ever-growing chanteiro

Etymology

From chantar (“to plant, to thrust”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃanˈtei̯ɾʊ]

Noun

chanteiro m (plural chanteiros)

stalk or stem of a plant, specially of a cabbage or when left on the ground
Synonyms: coeiro, couceiro
stake or slab used for making fences
Synonym: vargo

References

“chanteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“chanteiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“chanteiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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