RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] definition of the word cabonguiero

2012-08-17 Thread Hermano C. Pires
This is the best that I could find cabouqueiro s. m. 1. Aquele que faz caboucos./cavoucos. - One who excvavates2. Aquele que escava. - an excavator 3. Cavador. - a digger 4. Aquele que trabalha em minas. - a miner In the records it would usually reffer to a quarryer who would

Re: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] definition of the word cabonguiero

2012-08-17 Thread aryasantos
Hi,According to my good old Lello Dictionary (Portugal/1922)  Hermano gotthe right and correct answer.My dictionary reads:  Cabouqueiro (or Cavouqueiro) - substantive masc.  The one that does  "caboucos". One that  digs . One that works in mines. Caboucos , in Portuguese, means holes in on the

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] definition of the word cabonguiero

2012-08-17 Thread Manuel Silva
Other definitions would be: Ditch digger; Trencher, a person who digs trenches; either way, very hard work; Good Luck Manuel Silva From: lagoe...@hotmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] definition of the word cabonguiero Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:09