recanto

Galician

Etymology

From Re- +‎ canto (“extreme”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkanto̝/

Noun

recanto m (plural recantos)

1. nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot

   Synonyms: curruncho, recuncho

   A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada recanto da casa.

   The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house.

2. twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a river or road)

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “recanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “recanto”, 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), “recanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “recanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ canto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [heˈkɐ̃.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [heˈkɐ̃.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.tu/ [χeˈkɐ̃.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkɐ̃.to/ [heˈkɐ̃.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: re‧can‧to

Noun

recanto m (plural recantos)

1. nook, den (quiet, comfortable place)

Further reading

• “recanto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “recanto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025