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Galician

unha xanela (a window)

Alternative forms

• janela (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese janella (“window”), from Vulgar Latin *iānuella, diminutive of Latin iānua (“door, entry”). Cognate with Portuguese janela and Mirandese jinela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ˈnɛ.la/

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Noun

xanela f (plural xanelas)

1. (uncommon) window

   Synonyms: fiestra, ventá

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xanela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xanela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xanela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN