couselo

See also: Couselo

Galician

couselos (Umbilicus rupestris)

Etymology

From Late Latin *capsellus (“capsule; little box”) or calicellus (“little calix”). The plant's name was probably also influenced by early Medieval Latin cappellus (“hat”), which originated one other name of the species.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kowˈselʊ]

Noun

couselo m (plural couselos)

1. (botany) navelwort, pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris)

   Synonyms: capelo, conchelo

2. receptacle
3. casket (a little box, for jewellery or for keeping the communion wafers)

   Synonym: causela

Related terms

• causela (“casket”)
• Couselo
• couso (“trap; deposit”)
• requeixo (“cornered place”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “couselo”, 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), “couselo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “couselo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “couselo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN