lagar

1. (masculine) a vat in which grapes or apples are pressed for the production of wine or cider
2. (masculine) building or construction which contains this vat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laˈɣaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: lagar

Cognate with Spanish: lagar

In summary

Unknown: from Old Galician-Portuguese lagar, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *lacālis, from Latin lacus (“lake; vat”). Compare Portuguese lagar and Spanish lagar.