ástrago

Galician

ástrago or hallway of a Galician palloza house

the same house from the outside

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From Late Latin astracum, astricum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”).^[1] Cognate with French âtre, Italian lastrico and German Estrich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈastɾɐɣʊ]

Noun

ástrago m (plural ástragos)

1. pavement, paving, stone floor; screed
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 658:

     Et tã grande era a morte que en eles fazíã que ia os ástragos dos paaços preçados et das casas todos erã cheos de sange

     So large was the killing they were doing there that even the pavements of the precious palaces and of the houses were full with blood

2. (regional) entryway and corridor or hallway of a traditional palloza house
3. (regional) amplitude

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “astrago”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “astrego”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “strago”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ástrago”, 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), “ástrago”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ástrago”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ástrago”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos