medorra

Galician

Alternative forms

• madorra, medorna

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈðora̝/

Noun

medorra f (plural medorras)

1. barrow; a type of megalithic structure found along Atlantic Europe consisting of a tomb (dolmen) inside a round, artificial hill once coated by a layer of stones

   Synonyms: mámoa, medoña

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “medorra”, 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), “medorra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega