estrobo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • estrogo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin strupus, from struppus (strap), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, thong), from στρέφω (stréphō, to twist).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɾoβo̝/

Noun

estrobo m (plural estrobos)

  1. strap, band, thong
    Synonym: corre
  2. strap which secures an oar to the thole
  3. grommet

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estrobo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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