zarra

See also: zárrá and zárra

Asturian

Verb

zarra

1. third-person singular present indicative of zarrar
2. second-person singular imperative of zarrar

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from cerrar (“to close, enclose”), from Latin serō (“I fasten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθara̝/

Noun

zarra f (plural zarras)

1. enclosed piece of woodland

   Synonyms: chousa, touza, zarro

2. fence or wall which encloses a piece of woodland

   Synonyms: cerrado, cerrume

Related terms

• cerrar
• zarro

References

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