concello

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese concelho, from Latin concilium. Doublet of concilio. Compare Portuguese concelho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konˈθeʎʊ], (western) [konˈseʎʊ]

Noun

concello m (plural concellos)

1. council
2. municipality

See also

• consello

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “concello”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “concello”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “concello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “concello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “concello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician concello. Compare the native Spanish doublet concejo.

Noun

concello m (plural concellos)

1. Small administrative division in Galicia