cotobelo

Galician

Alternative forms

• cotofelo, cotomelo, cotramelo

Etymology

Unclear. From Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately probably from Latin cubitum (“elbow”); either from Latin cubitālis (via Mozarabic qubtal) or alternatively from Latin cubitellum. Compare Portuguese cotovelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotoˈβɛlo̝/

Noun

cotobelo m (plural cotobelos)

1. knuckle

   Synonyms: artello, cotelo, coteno, nocello

2. bulge
3. elbow

   Synonym: cóbado

4. stump
5. heap; hillock

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cotobelo”, 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), “cotobelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cotobelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN