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Galician

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congostra ("sunken lane")

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese congosta, congostra, from the feminine of Late Latin congustus (narrow) < coangustus.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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congostra f (plural congostras)

  1. sunken lane
    Synonyms: corgo, quiringostra

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “angosto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the feminine of Late Latin congustus (narrow) < coangustus.[1]

Noun

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congostra f (plural congostras)

  1. (Galicia) sunken lane
    • 1323, Lucas Álvarez, Manuel and Lucas Domínguez, Pedro (eds.), El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 456:
      tres quartas dese noso casal d'Espõõsende [...] con todas suas pertenças et entradas et yxidas, asy conmo parte per la congostra que uay para Santiago
      three quarters of our farm of Esposende [...] with all its possessions and entries and exits, as if parts by the sunken lane that goes to Santiago

Descendants

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Galician: congostra

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “angosto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos