pezoña

Galician

Alternative forms

• pezoia, pozoña
• peçonha (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poçõya (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *potionea, from Latin pōtio, pōtione-. Compare Portuguese peçonha, Spanish ponzoña, cf. also French poison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈθoɲa̝/, (western) /peˈsoɲa̝/

Noun

pezoña f (plural pezoñas)

1. poison
2. venom

   Synonym: veleno

3. salamander

   Synonym: píntega

4. (folklore) skin sickness caused by venomous animals

Derived terms

• empezoñar (“to poison”)
• herba da pezoña (“tansy”)

Related terms

• pezoñento
• poción

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “poçoya”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poçõy”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poçoy”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “pezoña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pezoña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pezoña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.