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Portuguese term or phrase:	Poio
English translation:	terrace
Entered by:	judith ryan

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14:35 Nov 12, 2009

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Agriculture

Portuguese term or phrase: Poio

Is somehow related to farming on Madeira

judith ryan KudoZ activity Questions: 458 (2 open) (40 without valid answers) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 369
Local time: 17:11

terrace

Explanation:
one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops

Em Portugal continental: socalco

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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/terrace

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http://www.infopedia.pt/lingua-portuguesa/poio

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José Crespo
Local time: 19:11

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terrace

José Crespo

terraced hillsides

kashew

Poio

Constantinos Faridis

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poio

Carlos Quandt

Discussion entries: 5

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terrace

José Crespo
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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Poio

Explanation:
Poio é um município da Espanha na província de Pontevedra, comunidade autónoma da Galiza, de área 34,16 km² com população de 14651 habitantes (2004) e densidade populacional de 428,89 hab/km².

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Bricolaxe Da Madeira - maps.google.es
Rua Granxa Do Conde 37, Cambados - 986 521 076
Οδικές οδηγίεςκαι πολλά άλλα »

CLUSTER DA MADEIRA DE GALICIA - www.clustermadeira.com
Rúa de San Lázaro, Praza Salvador García Bodaño 7, 1º A, Santiago de Compostela - 981 93 72 61
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Constantinos Faridis
Greece
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Greek

5 hrs confidence:

terraced hillsides

Explanation:
* If one wants to be more explicative. (equivalent of restanques in Provence)

kashew
France
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of:

English

Reference comments

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Reference: poio

Reference information:
poio - parcela de terreno cultivável

Dicionário Madeirense

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-772822.htm...

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Poio – socalco de terreno sustido por pedras de basalto muito comum na agricultura madeirense.
http://www.buzico.net/regionalismos.htm

Poio – Pequenos socalcos cultivados
Dicionário de Regionalismos da Madeira
http://www.navegadormensal.com/regionalismos/regional4.html

socalco
1. porção de terreno mais ou menos horizontal
2. espécie de degrau, nas encostas, suportado por muro, para cultivo
http://www.infopedia.pt/lingua-portuguesa/socalco

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

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