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From Re- +‎ canto (“extreme”).

• IPA^(key): /reˈkanto̝/

recanto m (plural recantos)

1. nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot

   Synonyms: curruncho, recuncho

   A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada recanto da casa.

   The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house.

2. twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a river or road)

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “recanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “recanto”, 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), “recanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “recanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From re- +‎ canto.

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: re‧can‧to

recanto m (plural recantos)

1. nook, den (quiet, comfortable place)