couto

See also: Couto

Galician
Couto de Pesca ("Fishing reserve")

Etymology

From Latin cautum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkowto̝/

Noun

couto m (plural coutos)

  1. enclosed area of land
    Synonyms: chousa, tomada, zarra
  2. reserve
  3. (historical) jurisdiction (territory); fiefdom
    Synonym: feudo
  4. (archaic) fine (fee issued as punishment for breaking the law)

Derived terms

References
  • “couto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “couto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “couto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “couto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “couto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cautus.[1][2] Compare Galician couto and Spanish coto. Doublet of cauto.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).tu/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).to/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).to]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).tu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.tu/

  • Rhymes: -owtu
  • Hyphenation: cou‧to

Noun

couto m (plural coutos)

  1. reserve (enclosed area of land)
  2. (figurative) shelter
    Synonyms: refúgio, abrigo

Derived terms

References
  1. “couto” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “couto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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