codelo

Galician

Alternative forms

• cudelo

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From codia (“breadcrust”) +‎ -elo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈðɛlʊ], [koˈðelʊ]

Noun

codelo m (plural codelos)

1. a piece of breadcrust; a piece of bread
   • 1823, Pedro Boado Sánchez, Diálogo entre dos Labradores gallegos afligidos:

     é logo un codeliño de pan que levaba na mau, parteuno en catro pedaciños é douno os rapaces decíndolles "non teño mais fillos queridos";

     and then a little piece of bread she had in her hand; she cut it into four pieces and gave it to the boys telling them "I have no more, my beloved sons"

Related terms

• codia

References

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