/oˈɾɛla/, [oˈɾɛ.lɐ]
OriginFirst attested in the 13th century. From Latin ōra (“border”) + the diminutive suffix -ela.
- masculineborder, rim, limit
“1307, M. Lucas Álvarez & P. Lucas Domínguez (eds.), El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada/A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 440” — a silver chalice of a mark and a half, which should be carved and gilded on its rims
- masculineshore, bank
“ourela do rrio” — bank of the river
- masculinepopular denomination of the risen perimeter of the local Iron Age hill-forts
Formsorelas(plural) · aurela(alternative) · ourela(alternative)