cerquiño

Galician

cerquiño, cerqueño, cerqueiro, rebolo

Alternative forms

• cerqueño

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cerquus, from Latin quercus (“oak tree”), and a number of different suffixes; from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeɾˈkiɲo̝/, (western) /seɾˈkiɲo̝/

Noun

cerquiño m (plural cerquiños)

1. (botany) Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica)

   Synonyms: carballo cerqueiro, carballo cerquiño, carballo negral, cerqueiro, rebolo

Related terms

• cerqueda
• cerqueiro
• Cerquido

References

• "cerquiño" in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cerquiño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cerquiño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN