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covo.

wickerwork granary

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔβʊ]

  1. wickerwork granary

    masculine

  2. skep

    masculine

  3. hollow section of a trunk used as beehive

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

adj/ˈkɔβo̝/

  1. concave

    dated

  2. deep; hollow

    dated
Where this word comes from

Either from an archaic Latin *covus, Classical cavus, or from Vulgar Latin covus (“hollow of the hand”), or from Paleo-Hispanic; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Cognate with Portuguese covo and Spanish cueva.

noun/ˈkɔβo̝/

  1. hole

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Either from an archaic Latin *covus, Classical cavus, or from Vulgar Latin covus (“hollow of the hand”), or from Paleo-Hispanic; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Cognate with Portuguese covo and Spanish cueva.

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