recanto

Galician

Etymology

Re- +‎ canto (“extreme”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /reˈkanto̝/

Noun

recanto m (plural recantos)

  1. nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot
    A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada recanto da casa.
    The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house.
    Synonyms: curruncho, recuncho
  2. twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a river or road)

References
  • “recanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “recanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “recanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “recanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ canto.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [heˈkɐ̃.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [χeˈkɐ̃.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.to/ [heˈkɐ̃.to]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
  • Hyphenation: re‧can‧to

Noun

recanto m (plural recantos)

  1. nook, den (quiet, comfortable place)
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