curuto

Galician

palloza

hórreo; note the curuto

Alternative forms

• cruto

Etymology

Attested since the 12th century, in Latin charters. Probably from a substrate language: compare Proto-Celtic *kruttos (Welsh crwth (“hump, hunch”)), and also Latvian krūts (“teat”), Lithuanian krūtìs (“breast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾuto̝/, /ˈkɾuto̝/

Noun

curuto m (plural curutos)

1. top of a conical structure, heap or mountain

   Synonyms: bico, curucho, picouto

2. top or crown of the head

   Synonyms: coroa, croca, curucho

3. (by extension) top or highest point of any standing object or structure

   Synonyms: cume, cumio

4. tassel (the panicle on a male plant of maize)

Derived terms

• Croto

Related terms

• curota

References

• “curuto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “curuto”, 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), “curuto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curuto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN