Galician

Noun

hórreo m ‎(plural hórreos)

1. a granary placed on top of pillars, corn crib
   • 2011, Robert Skyler, Fragmentos Terra: S. S. H. U. T., Palibrio, page 19

     Pediu o apoio da artillería e ó mediodía o hórreo estoupou en anacos.

     He asked for artillery support and at noon the raised granary was blasted to bits.

Synonyms

• cabaceira, cabaz, cabazo, calostra, calustra, caustra, piorno

Spanish

A rock hórreo (2) supported by columns on a sill, in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

Alternative forms

• orrio (dialectal, regional)

Etymology

From Latin horreum, from Ancient Greek ὡρεῖον ‎(hōreîon). It seems to be an inherited term, although the 'e' in the main form may have been the result of later learned modification^[1]. Compare Asturian horriu, orru, Catalan orri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoreo/

Noun

hórreo m ‎(plural hórreos)

1. granary (storehouse)
2. An isolated, rectangular, wooden or rock building supported by columns, characteristic of the northwest of the Iberian peninsula and typically used to store grain or other agricultural produce.

Derived terms

• hórreo gallego

See also

• granero
• pósito
• silo
• troj

References

1. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/document/158436236/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-G-MA-Corominas-Joan-pdf