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adega.

cellar (collection of wine)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈdɛɡa/[aˈð̞ɛ.ɣ̞ɐ]/aˈdɛɡa/standard[aˈð̞ɛ.ɣ̞ɐ]standard
  1. cellar (collection of wine)

    feminine
  2. bodega, winery

    feminine
  3. shed, outbuilding

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adega (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from earlier *abdega, from *abodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of bodega and botica. Compare Portuguese adega.

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