magueiro

Galician

Etymology

From maga (guts of fish) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɣejɾo̝/

Noun

magueiro m (plural magueiros)

  1. (dated) installations for the production of oil through the fermentation of fish
    • 1496, J. Armas Castro, editor, Pontevedra en los Siglos XII a XV, page 385:
      Outrosy con condiçon que ninguna persona non seja ousada de fazer magueyro nin cortello en ninguna rua publica salbo de fora da villa
      Also, that nobody should build a magueyro or a pigsty in any public street, except outside of town

References
  • “magueiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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