sartego

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) ancient stone coffin or sepulcher
2. (masculine) subterranean chamber of a water mill, where the water moves the turbine

Adj

stony; abounding in stones

Pronounced as (IPA)

[saɾˈtɛɣʊ]

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *sarcovagum, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos).

Sentences

Así que os levan á igrexa para que vexan o sartego dun cabaleiro francés .

So they take them to church to see the sarcophagus of a French gentleman.