tempas

Galician

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin tempus, tempora, cf. the Vulgar Latin *temp(u)la.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɛmpɐs̻/

Noun

tempas f (invariable)

  1. (anatomy) temple (part of body)
  2. head (each of the two round endcaps of a wooden cask)

References
  • “tempas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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