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veo.

peg under the bed of the cart used for tying and securing the load

3 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbeo/[ˈbe.ʊ]
  1. peg under the bed of the cart used for tying and securing the load

    masculine
  2. dowel, pin (a piece of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts)

    masculine
  3. lever, crank

    masculine
  4. crosspiece

    masculine
  5. part of the vertical axis of a water mill

    masculine
  6. axis of the reel

    masculine
  7. plaited frame used to protect a haystack

    masculine
  8. each one of the twigs used to plait that frame

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably derived or akin to Late Latin vibia (“crosspiece”) which was perhaps borrowed from Gaulish; if just akin, then from a local Celtic *vibio-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”). Cognate with Portuguese veio.

noun/ˈbɛo/[ˈbɛ.ʊ]
  1. veil

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese veo, from Latin vēlum.

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