teixugo

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teixugo

Etymology[edit]

From Western Hispanic Late Latin *taxūcu, probably from Gothic *𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌿𐌺𐍃 (*þahsuks), diminutive of *𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌿𐍃 (*þahsus), from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz. Cognate with Portuguese texugo and dialectal Spanish tasugo.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

teixugo m (plural teixugos)

  1. badger
    Synonyms: porco teixo, teixo, teixón

Adjective[edit]

teixugo (feminine teixuga, masculine plural teixugos, feminine plural teixugas)

  1. (figurative) brave, strong

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References[edit]

  • “teyxug” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “teixugo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “teixugo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “teixugo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tejón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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