coroza

Galician

Coroza, Museo do Pobo Galego

Alternative forms

• caroza, curoza

Etymology

Probably from Latin crocea (“saffron coloured”), from crocum (“saffron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈɾoθa̝/, /koˈɾɔθa̝/

Noun

coroza f (plural corozas)

1. raincoat made of entwined thatches (straws or rushes)

Derived terms

• coroceiro (“a maker”)

See also

• coroza on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “coroza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “coroza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “coroza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Noun

coroza f (plural corozas)

1. raincoat made of entwined thatches (straws or rushes)
2. (historical) A kind of dunce cap used during the Spanish Inquisition

Further reading

• “coroza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014