milladoiro

Galician

a milladoiro: "Cruz de Ferro"

Alternative forms

• amilladoiro

Etymology

From older omilladoiro, from humillar +‎ -doiro, "place to bow; place to humble".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʎaˈðojɾo̝/

Noun

milladoiro m (plural milladoiros)

1. ceremonial cairn built through the contribution of stones by pilgrims

   Synonym: carnoedo

Derived terms

• Milladoiro

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “millad”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “milladoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “milladoiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “milladoiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.